How to hire a sports medicine trainer

How to hire a sports medicine trainer, step by step

Here's a step-by-step sports medicine trainer hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a sports medicine trainer job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new sports medicine trainer
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The sports medicine trainer hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   A sports medicine trainer's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, sports medicine trainers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   Here's a comparison of sports medicine trainer salaries for various roles:

   Type of Sports Medicine Trainer	Description	Hourly rate
   Sports Medicine Trainer	Athletic trainers specialize in preventing, diagnosing, and treating muscle and bone injuries and illnesses.	$18-56
   Trainer	A trainer is responsible for instilling knowledge and process techniques for a specific business role. Duties of a trainer include facilitating engaging classes, identifying areas of improvement and opportunities for the learner, evaluating skills and attending to the learner's challenges, organizing training materials and scheduling training sessions, and submitting timely reports to the management on progress... Show more	$14-35
   Certified Athletic Trainer	A certified athletic trainer is a health and medical expert who specializes in providing health care assistance to athletes. They typically devise strategies to prevent injuries during training sessions and other activities, develop health care plans, and provide immediate care or first aid when injuries occur... Show more	$17-29

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Rehabilitation
   • Patient Care
   • CPR
   • DME
   • Student Athletes
   • Injury Prevention
   • Athletic Injuries
   • Injury Reports
   • Physical Therapy

   Responsibilities:

   • Perform therapeutic procedures by administering exercises, instructing, encouraging, and assisting patients in correctly performing physical activities.
   • Serve as a preceptor for undergraduate athletic training students during clinical assignments and perform CAATE approve competencies.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your sports medicine trainer job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. A sports medicine trainer can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, sports medicine trainers' average salary in alabama is 52% less than in connecticut.
   • Seniority. Entry-level sports medicine trainers 67% less than senior-level sports medicine trainers.
   • Certifications. A sports medicine trainer with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in a sports medicine trainer's salary.

   Average sports medicine trainer salary

   $68,497yearly

   $32.93 hourly rate

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   Entry-level sports medicine trainer salary

   $39,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 21, 2026

   Average sports medicine trainer salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$81,105	$39
   2	Arizona	$74,904	$36
   3	Virginia	$74,091	$36
   4	Ohio	$71,621	$34
   5	Nebraska	$69,506	$33
   6	Pennsylvania	$68,267	$33
   7	Illinois	$68,113	$33
   8	Wisconsin	$68,006	$33
   9	North Carolina	$66,242	$32
   10	Texas	$65,543	$32
   11	Florida	$63,274	$30
   12	Utah	$57,186	$27

   Average sports medicine trainer salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine	$93,440	$44.92	8
   2	Mount Sinai Health System	$79,005	$37.98	147
   3	North Oaks Health System	$75,071	$36.09	2
   4	HealthTrust	$72,800	$35.00	25
   5	Northwestern University	$70,977	$34.12	5
   6	ATP Tour	$70,589	$33.94
   7	Novant Health	$69,840	$33.58	85
   8	The Medicus Firm	$68,591	$32.98
   9	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	$65,300	$31.39	2
   10	University of Virginia	$63,293	$30.43	26
   11	Texas Health Resources	$62,559	$30.08	83
   12	UPMC	$57,738	$27.76	102
   13	University of Nebraska System	$53,021	$25.49
   14	Cave Creek Unified School District	$50,139	$24.11
   15	Nationwide Children's Hospital	$35,468	$17.05	12

4. Writing a sports medicine trainer job description

   A job description for a sports medicine trainer role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a sports medicine trainer job description:

   Sports medicine trainer job description example

   Compensation: $24/hour

   Free training/certification

   Signing bonus!!!!

   Preferred background:

   • Personal Trainer
   • Physical/Occupational Therapist ( or Physical Therapist Assistant)
   • Massage Therapist
   • Chiropractic Medicine
   • Sports Medicine
   • Athletic/Fitness Trainer
   • Exercise Physiologist
   • Sports Coach
   • Group Fitness Instructor
   • Pilates, Yoga, or Dance Instructor

   Qualifications:

   • Experience working in a fitness/health environment where you providing hands-on training with client
   • Must have at least 1 license and/or certification (ACE, NASM, ISSA, ACSM, NSCA, etc)
   • Ability to create a positive environment that welcomes all people.
   • Fantastic communication skills and exudes empathy.
   • Must love connecting with people and have passion for helping them achieve goals.
   • Must have a professional work ethic, be reliable and adhere to our attendance policies
   • Must be available to go through our Flexologist Training Program, which includes 20 hours of online tutorials and 2 days of in-person/hands-on training

   About Us:

   StretchLab is seeking people with a passion for physical fitness, sports medicine, exercise science and kinesiology to join our team. This is an amazing opportunity to gain experience in a new modality that is taking the fitness industry by storm. Stretch Lab is opening a new location in Wilmette, IL and this is your chance to be a part of a new and growing team!

   Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

   • Deliver one-on-one assisted stretch sessions as well as group stretch classes for up to 6 clients
   • Encourage and motivate clients throughout stretch sessions
   • Build StretchLab membership and retain current clientele through sales
   • Managing client care –
     • Delivering a best-in-class stretching experience
     • Booking client’s weekly recurring appointments
     • Updating client notes consistently
     • Maximize client utilization of sessions/membership by booking follow up appointments, renewing memberships, outreach to leads
   • Ensure safety of clients in regards to proper stretch techniques and enforce StretchLab policies and safety rules
   • Attend staff meetings and required educational presentations
   • Handle member concerns when applicable
   • Assist sales associates and General Manager with studio tour and sales as needed
   • Maintain strong social media presence to client membership and retention
   • Clean and maintain all equipment in order to ensure it is available for client use at any given time
   • Be available for weekday and weekend shifts, potentially morning, mid-day or evening

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find sports medicine trainers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your sports medicine trainer job on Zippia to find and recruit sports medicine trainer candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites such as healthcarejobsite, health jobs nationwide, hospitalcareers, medreps.com.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit sports medicine trainers, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new sports medicine trainer

   Once you've decided on a perfect sports medicine trainer candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new sports medicine trainer first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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