147 New Athletic Trainer Jobs — Monday, August 10, 2026 - There Will Always Be Another Game. Your Kids Only Get One Childhood.

147 new athletic trainer jobs this week — and this may be one of the stronger compensation weeks we have had in a while.

The board is also unusually balanced. Collegiate, secondary school, industrial and clinical roles are all well represented as the market shifts from peak summer hiring into the start of fall sports.

A few things immediately stood out:

A secondary school role starting above $84,000.

Another school district with a salary schedule that reaches six figures on a 190-day contract.

An Ivy League senior AT position with a defined 36.25-hour workweek.

A four-on, three-off industrial role paying up to $78,000 plus a $5,000 sign-on bonus.

Multiple other positions approaching or exceeding $90,000.

That is the kind of board we want to see.

UVA also has its $19/hour seasonal AT role still sitting on the board alongside a $95,000–$105,000 AT/PT position this week. I have already said plenty about repackaging the old intern model under a different title, so I am not going to rehash that argument. The contrast can speak for itself.

The What’s Worth Noting section at the end is a little different than usual. If you are an athletic trainer and a parent — or someone thinking about what this profession looks like alongside having a family. I hope it resonates.

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Let’s get into the picks.

Assistant Athletic Trainer / Physical Therapist | University of Virginia

Charlottesville, VA | $95,000–$105,000

This is not a dual-title substitution problem. It is a legitimate dual-credential opportunity.

UVA is looking for someone who is both BOC certified and eligible for Virginia physical therapy licensure, with primary responsibility for Men’s Basketball at a Power Four ACC program.

The $95,000–$105,000 range reflects the fact that the university is recruiting someone who brings two healthcare credentials to the table.

Charlottesville is not inexpensive, but the compensation is workable in the market, particularly with full university benefits.

If you carry both credentials, this is one of the more interesting sports medicine opportunities on the board.

Ask how responsibilities are divided between athletic training and physical therapy, whether you carry assignments beyond Men’s Basketball, and what the travel expectations look like throughout the year.

Athletic Trainer | Crosby Independent School District

Crosby, TX | $84,361–$118,921

This is one of the strongest secondary school salary ranges we have seen on AT Finder this year.

Crosby ISD is offering $84,361–$118,921 for an athletic trainer with only 1–3 years of experience required.

That deserves attention.

This is a 226-day position, so it is not a traditional school-calendar schedule, but even the bottom of the range is noteworthy for secondary school athletic training.

Crosby sits northeast of Houston, where the cost of living is substantially more manageable than many of the coastal markets offering similar salaries. Texas also has no state individual income tax.

The biggest question is placement within the range.

A six-figure ceiling only matters if experienced athletic trainers can realistically reach it.

Ask exactly how years of AT experience, education and prior school employment translate into starting salary.

Either way, an $84,000+ floor for a school-based athletic trainer is a compensation model worth recognizing.

Senior Athletic Trainer | Princeton University

Princeton, NJ | $75,000–$84,000

There is one number in this posting I like almost as much as the salary:

36.25 hours per week. Now it is important to understand if that is actually a reflection of the workload, but if it is, that is the defined workweek listed for a senior athletic trainer at an Ivy League institution.

The role includes concussion program implementation, staff mentorship and participation in the Big Ten–Ivy League Epidemiology of Concussion Study.

Paid continuing education to maintain BOC certification and licensure is also confirmed.

Seven or more years of experience are required, so this is actually a senior-level role rather than a title being used to dress up entry-level compensation.

Princeton is an expensive market, which keeps the salary from being exceptional.

But the combination of pay, institutional resources and a defined 36.25-hour workweek makes this one stand out.

I would still ask about nights, weekends and travel.

A defined workweek only matters if the department actually operates within it.

Certified Athletic Trainer | Wicomico County Public Schools

Salisbury, MD | $60,100–$101,860 | 190 Days

This might be the most interesting school compensation structure on the board.

Wicomico County is offering a 190-day athletic trainer position on a salary schedule extending from $60,100 to $101,860.

Candidates with 0–1 year of experience are eligible.

The six-figure number obviously needs context.

An early-career AT is not walking into the position at $101,860.

But that is actually the story.

A secondary school athletic trainer can have a defined pathway toward six-figure compensation while remaining on a school-year calendar.

That is something more school districts should be thinking about.

Ask exactly how prior athletic training experience is credited and what determines advancement through the salary schedule.

Injury Prevention Specialist | WorkCare Inc.

Flagstaff, AZ | $36.00–$44.00/hr ($74,880–$91,520 Annually)

Monday through Friday.

Daytime hours.

401(k) confirmed.

And a salary ceiling above $90,000.

Flagstaff is more expensive than many people assume. It is a mountain and university community where housing costs have climbed considerably, so this is not the same purchasing power you would get elsewhere in Arizona.

Still, the range is strong enough that the position remains attractive after adjusting for location.

The biggest operational question is travel.

The posting references multiple service centers, so ask how frequently you move between locations and whether that travel occurs entirely within paid working hours.

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★ Industrial Athletic Trainer | HealthFitness

Brewster, NY — Multi-Site | $65,000–$72,000 + $2,000 Sign-On

Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM–3:30 PM, with no evenings or weekends.

The benefits package includes 401(k) with employer matching, medical, dental and vision insurance, HSA/PPO/FSA options, certification reimbursement, tuition reimbursement, paid new-parent leave and three weeks of PTO to start.

A $2,000 sign-on and relocation bonus is also available.

The unique part is the multi-site structure.

The weekly schedule rotates among Brewster, NY; Orange, CT; Pittsfield, MA; and Clifton Park, NY, with mileage reimbursement provided.

Because of the Connecticut coverage, both New York and Connecticut licensure are required.

The salary is workable for the Hudson Valley, particularly with a predictable daytime schedule.

The key question is travel.

Ask how travel time is counted toward the 7:00–3:30 workday and how frequently weather, traffic or site needs extend the scheduled hours.

What's Worth Noting This Week:

Being an Athletic Trainer and a Dad

Today, my daughter turns one.

It is hard to believe an entire year has already gone by, but her first birthday has me reflecting on a lot, including how becoming a dad has changed the way I look at athletic training.

I love what I do.

I love sports. I love the relationships, the competition, the big games and being there when an athlete needs someone.

Athletic training has been a huge part of my life for a long time.

But becoming a parent makes you look at the schedule a little differently.

A night game is also a night away from home.

A Saturday tournament is also a Saturday when someone else is handling everything.

A game that goes late does not care that bedtime was an hour ago.

And none of this works without a supportive spouse.

That is something I do not think we talk about enough in this profession.

When we work nights and weekends, stay late because something happened at practice or suddenly change plans because a game gets rescheduled, there is often someone at home making it possible for us to do that.

I am incredibly fortunate to have a wife who does everything she can to support me and the work I love.

That does not mean she never gets frustrated with the schedule.

She does.

And I do not blame her.

There are late nights. Weekends when family plans revolve around games. Times when work changes what we thought our family was going to be doing.

Supporting someone in this profession does not mean loving everything that comes with it.

If anything, that makes me appreciate her support even more.

When I am at a game, she is often doing bedtime.

When something runs late, she adjusts.

When the schedule changes, it does not just change my day.

It changes hers too.

Being an athletic trainer and a parent is not simply a balancing act for the athletic trainer.

The schedule affects the entire family.

And I am very aware that my ability to do a job I love depends in large part on the support I have at home.

At the same time, this profession has given our family something pretty unique.

My daughter gets to come visit Dad at work.

She gets to come to games.

She gets to be in gyms, on sidelines, at fields and at rinks.

She gets to meet the athletes I spend so much time with and be around teams and communities that are genuinely excited when she shows up.

There are not many jobs where your kid can occasionally come hang out with you while you are working.

I do not take that for granted.

And as she gets older, I hope there is something else she sees when she comes to work to see me.

I hope she sees that Dad cares about people.

That when somebody gets hurt or is having a difficult day, you show up for them.

That relationships matter.

That being part of a team and a community means something.

Becoming a parent has also changed the way I think about the athletes we care for.

We know every athlete is somebody’s kid.

I have probably said some version of that countless times throughout my career.

It hits a little differently once you have one of your own.

When a parent trusts you with their kid, I understand that responsibility in a way I probably could not have before.

But there is another side to all of this that I am becoming more aware of.

Being home is not always the same thing as being present.

Our jobs have a way of following us home.

A text from a coach.

Checking on an injured athlete.

Thinking about tomorrow’s schedule.

Figuring out coverage.

There is almost always something else that could be done.

Having a daughter has made me think much more intentionally about when work actually needs my attention — and when it can wait.

Because right now, she is one.

Right now, she can come to my games.

Someday, she will have games of her own.

She will have school events, activities, birthdays, performances and moments that matter to her.

And I already know I do not want to look back and realize I missed too many of those moments because I was always covering someone else’s.

There will always be another practice.

Another game.

Another season.

She only gets one childhood.

I think that is probably the biggest way becoming a parent has changed how I think about my career.

I do not love athletic training any less.

I just value my time differently now.

And I imagine my priorities will continue to shift as she gets older.

I also think our definition of commitment is allowed to evolve as our lives do.

There was a time when saying yes to another game, another weekend or another responsibility did not require much thought.

Now it does.

That does not mean I care less about my athletes or this profession.

It means there are people at home who deserve that same commitment from me.

Maybe that is something our profession could be better about recognizing too.

Being a great athletic trainer should not require making the job your entire identity.

We can care deeply about our athletes, our schools and our profession without believing we have to be available for everything.

So today, on my daughter’s first birthday, I am incredibly grateful.

Grateful that she gets to grow up around a world that has meant so much to me.

Grateful that my job allows her to be part of that world with me in a way many professions would not.

Grateful for the athletes, coaches and communities who have welcomed her when she comes to see Dad at work.

And especially grateful for my wife, who makes sacrifices of her own so I can continue doing something I love.

I hope my daughter spends a lot of time growing up on sidelines with Dad.

I hope she sees how much I love what I do and how much I care about the people I am responsible for.

But when the day comes that the game that matters most is hers, I want to be there for that one too.

Happy first birthday, HGP.

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