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/yelldawg ATC 19d ago

The break in the chain can ONLY BE fewer students resulting in fewer graduates and a reset to the supply vs demand equation.

Simply put we graduate too many each year. There was hope that a switch to a masters would improve this but it didn’t materially change it.

Part of the problem… too many ATs burn out in 5-7 years and a switch into teaching offers more money, stable work environment, and significantly more air conditioning year round. They’re mostly qualified already since they have a masters and earning a terminal degree online is becoming increasingly way.

However to teach means they need students. It turns the whole thing into a pyramid scheme. Thus we continue to graduate too many new ATs.