Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-9091 Athletic Trainers
Evaluate and treat musculoskeletal injuries or illnesses. Provide preventive, therapeutic, emergency, and rehabilitative care. Excludes “Physical Therapists” (29-1123).
National estimates for Athletic Trainers
Industry profile for Athletic Trainers
Geographic profile for Athletic Trainers
National estimates for Athletic Trainers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Athletic Trainers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Mean wage
RSE (3) |
| 26,070 |
2.5 % |
(4) |
$ 54,650 |
0.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Athletic Trainers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,960 |
$ 46,590 |
$ 48,420 |
$ 60,780 |
$ 76,180 |
(4)
Industry profile for Athletic Trainers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Athletic Trainers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Athletic Trainers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Athletic Trainers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,690 |
0.19 |
(4) |
$ 53,050 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals |
5,430 |
0.10 |
(4) |
$ 52,060 |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools |
3,730 |
0.05 |
(4) |
$ 64,910 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,250 |
0.12 |
(4) |
$ 50,860 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
3,250 |
0.33 |
(4) |
$ 49,480 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Athletic Trainers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Spectator Sports |
1,240 |
1.08 |
(4) |
$ 67,850 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners |
3,250 |
0.33 |
(4) |
$ 49,480 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
5,690 |
0.19 |
(4) |
$ 53,050 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
1,540 |
0.14 |
(4) |
$ 53,590 |
| Offices of Physicians |
3,250 |
0.12 |
(4) |
$ 50,860 |
Top paying industries for Athletic Trainers:
Geographic profile for Athletic Trainers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Athletic Trainers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Athletic Trainers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Athletic Trainers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
2,420 |
0.20 |
1.07 |
(4) |
$ 59,120 |
| Ohio |
1,720 |
0.33 |
1.78 |
(4) |
$ 52,300 |
| Pennsylvania |
1,570 |
0.28 |
1.52 |
(4) |
$ 51,920 |
| California |
1,330 |
0.08 |
0.43 |
(4) |
$ 62,710 |
| North Carolina |
1,270 |
0.29 |
1.55 |
(4) |
$ 49,260 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Athletic Trainers:
Top paying states for Athletic Trainers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Athletic Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
850 |
0.10 |
0.53 |
(4) |
$ 67,370 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
760 |
0.29 |
1.55 |
(4) |
$ 55,970 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
690 |
0.27 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$ 67,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
650 |
0.25 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$ 64,050 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
650 |
0.18 |
0.98 |
(4) |
$ 63,450 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
550 |
0.19 |
1.03 |
(4) |
$ 60,250 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
540 |
0.13 |
0.69 |
(4) |
$ 59,860 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
540 |
0.30 |
1.60 |
(4) |
$ 57,050 |
| Columbus, OH |
400 |
0.39 |
2.12 |
(4) |
$ 53,040 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
390 |
0.07 |
0.37 |
(4) |
$ 61,860 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Athletic Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Lawrence, KS |
50 |
1.10 |
5.96 |
(4) |
$ 38,240 |
| Rome, GA |
40 |
0.99 |
5.38 |
(4) |
$ 49,090 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
60 |
0.85 |
4.58 |
(4) |
$ 54,680 |
| Williamsport, PA |
40 |
0.81 |
4.38 |
(4) |
$ 49,300 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
90 |
0.80 |
4.32 |
(4) |
$ 58,350 |
| Florence, SC |
70 |
0.79 |
4.28 |
(4) |
$ 47,810 |
| Terre Haute, IN |
40 |
0.67 |
3.63 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Harrisonburg, VA |
40 |
0.67 |
3.60 |
(4) |
$ 47,370 |
| Bowling Green, KY |
50 |
0.66 |
3.55 |
(4) |
$ 43,070 |
| Mankato-North Mankato, MN |
30 |
0.63 |
3.40 |
(4) |
$ 49,140 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Athletic Trainers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
100 |
0.09 |
0.49 |
(4) |
$ 71,100 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
190 |
0.08 |
0.45 |
(4) |
$ 68,470 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
690 |
0.27 |
1.44 |
(4) |
$ 67,920 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
850 |
0.10 |
0.53 |
(4) |
$ 67,370 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
350 |
0.12 |
0.65 |
(4) |
$ 66,620 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
140 |
0.09 |
0.50 |
(4) |
$ 65,150 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI |
40 |
0.21 |
1.13 |
(4) |
$ 65,090 |
| Trenton, NJ |
70 |
0.31 |
1.68 |
(4) |
$ 65,050 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
650 |
0.25 |
1.36 |
(4) |
$ 64,050 |
| Macon, GA |
40 |
0.39 |
2.09 |
(4) |
$ 63,880 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Athletic Trainers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Athletic Trainers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Athletic Trainers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries
depending on how they are typically paid.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
