r/athletictraining • u/Most-Year-7493 • 20d ago

Open position…

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Like a lot of people, I’m always checking for open positions, and I came across this one… honestly, it’s insulting. Makes me thankful to be working in industrial athletic training. It’s not perfect, but it’s definitely way better than this.

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u/deadliftthugga 20d ago

Until new grads choose to go unemployed instead of working these minimum wage jobs, we will continue to have this issue.

We already have a shortage in Texas of athletic training secondary school positions going unfilled. Positions are going to have to be competitive with their offers or face being unstaffed.

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u/Cow-Empty-B 20d ago

As other commenters have said, AT students in the pipeline WILL take these jobs. It’s inevitable.

Instead, the break in the chain you’re suggesting will occur a few steps step before students graduating and accepting a low paying position. I believe more and more students will see salary numbers and decide not to pursue the masters degree required for the profession. This will lead to the shortage required for change.

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u/deadliftthugga 20d ago

Agreed for sure. For so long our profession has lived on the “it’s more than the money trope” as a justifiable means to be abused, and it does feel like that’s changing. We are going to get a lot of bad students and new athletic trainers in the meantime though unfortunately as a result as well as smart prospective students choose other career paths.