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	Sports Medicine Physicians	Exercise Physiologists	Preventive Medicine Physicians	Athletic Trainers	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
SUMMARY	4% Minimal Risk	12% Minimal Risk	9% Minimal Risk	13% Minimal Risk	10% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	8.2/10	6.6/10	7.5/10	7.5/10	7.7/10
POLLING	16.7% (Minimal Risk, Based on 45 votes)	41% (Moderate Risk, Based on 25 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 18 votes)	26% (Low Risk, Based on 104 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 15 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	2.5%	9.5%	2.5%	11.1%	17.3%
WAGES	The median wage for this occupation is currently unknown	$58,160 or $27.96 per hour	The median wage for this occupation is currently unknown	$60,250 or $28.96 per hour	$105,620 or $50.77 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	315,360	8,110	315,360	28,950	229,720
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DESCRIPTION	Diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that occur during sporting events, athletic training, and physical activities.	Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.	Apply knowledge of general preventive medicine and public health issues to promote health care to groups or individuals, and aid in the prevention or reduction of risk of disease, injury, disability, or death. May practice population-based medicine or diagnose and treat patients in the context of clinical health promotion and disease prevention.	Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care.	Teach courses in health specialties, in fields such as dentistry, laboratory technology, medicine, pharmacy, public health, therapy, and veterinary medicine.

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