84 New Athletic Trainer Jobs — Monday, March 9th, 2026

We are now in the second full week of National Athletic Training Month, with the 10th edition of the Athletic Trainer Finder weekly jobs digest! 

This year's theme for NATM — "Care You Can Count On" — is the right framing. But care you can count on has to come with compensation you can count on. Appreciation posts and posters move the needle on visibility. Transparent pay ranges and structured benefits move the needle on sustainability. This week the market gave us a little of both.

Volume was down compared to the past few weeks with 84 new postings. What stood out structurally was the continued rise of non-traditional settings — occupational health, industrial AT, and cash-based performance environments — posting some of the most competitive compensation in the entire listing pool. Collegiate and secondary school roles were steady. Professional sports continued with the previous trend, with most pro positions relying on prestige, featuring undisclosed salaries. 

One note on transparency before we get into the picks: a good chunk of full-time postings this week still listed salary as unknown. That is a problem that does not go away on its own. Employers who want qualified candidates need to understand that withholding compensation data is no longer a neutral act. It signals disorganization at best and a low offer at worst. The roles featured below are here in part because they were willing to put real numbers on the table and that's what Athletic Trainers deserve.

Let's get into this week's picks.

Certified Athletic Trainer  |  Urban Golf Performance

Santa Monica, CA  $65,000–$110,000 (Annual)

The widest salary band on the market this week and the only role with a legitimate six-figure ceiling. The 100% cash-based model means no insurance charting, no 30-patient days, and no Friday night coverage. You are doing focused manual therapy and golf-specific recovery programming for clients paying out of pocket who expect individualized attention. The Monday–Friday schedule is real, the collaboration with elite golf coaches creates a performance context most clinical outreach roles never offer, and the 401(k) with company match is confirmed. The open question is whether travel between multiple locations is expected. For an AT with a manual therapy or performance background who wants out of the traditional coverage grind, this is the most structurally interesting role posted this week.

Head Athletic Trainer / Associate Director of Sports Medicine  |  California State University, Fresno

Fresno, CA  $80,000–$85,000 (Annual)

The compressed $5,000 band is a positive signal — it reflects a clearly defined pay grade rather than a vague range used to attract candidates before lowballing them. Real administrative authority: supervising staff and interns within a D-I football program. CalPERS enrollment is a defined benefit pension increasingly rare in this profession, and its long-term value will outperform most 401(k) arrangements. Clarify how administrative duties are distributed relative to sideline responsibilities — if you are managing the program operationally and serving as the primary provider on the field, the staffing model matters. Fresno's housing market is a genuine advantage for anyone coming from a higher cost-of-living area as the average home cost is about 150% less than San Francisco.

Assistant Athletic Trainer  |  University of Colorado Boulder

Boulder, CO  $75,000–$85,000 (Annual)

Strong pay for an assistant-level collegiate role, and the Women's Basketball and Spirit Squad assignment carries a more defined travel schedule and lower contact-injury volume than football or wrestling — that matters for long-term sustainability. The clinical instruction role for graduate students builds your resume differently than pure clinical work. Tuition assistance for employees and dependents is a concrete benefit with real dollar value. The Big 12 affiliation provides national visibility if you're building toward a head AT position. One item to clarify: the "essential services" designation during campus closures means you may be required on-site when other staff are not.

Athletic Trainer — Industrial / JFK Airport  |  ProgressiveHealth Occ Health Services

Queens, NY  $72,800 (Annual)/ ($35/Hour)

Industrial AT at a major airline hub is a setting most people never consider, which is part of what makes it worth a look. Your population is baggage handlers, gate agents, and ramp workers — people with high-frequency repetitive motion injuries and real functional demands. The injury prevention model is proactive rather than reactive, which changes the nature of the work considerably. The $5,000 sign-on and retention bonus is meaningfully structured. Annual bonus potential on top of that represents the best total compensation upside for any hourly role posted this week. The 401(k) and ROTH 401(k) with company match is one of the clearest retirement disclosures on the market this week.

Athletic Trainer  |  Metropolitan Medical

Quantico, VA  $62,400–$83,200 (Annual, converted from $30-40/hr)

Supporting DEA students and staff at a federal law enforcement training academy puts you at the intersection of tactical and clinical AT practice. Your population is high-performing adults in physically demanding training programs — varied and complex injury presentations. Physician supervision within the Academy Health Service Clinic provides clinical backup, and the 401(k) matching retirement is confirmed. The 5 AM–7 PM window is wide — clarifying the actual shift structure before accepting matters. For anyone interested in a federal or tactical career trajectory, this is a credible entry point with a compensation ceiling that converts competitively.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT!

These employers have committed resources to enhancing their job's visibility and confirmed their salary ranges.

Associate Athletic Trainer I CIP Solutions, LLC

Baltimore, MD I $60,000 (annual) + $2,000 sign-on bonus (Baltimore hires)

This role is transparent from the start — a clearly stated $60k base with a defined 9/80 schedule and no nights, weekends, or event coverage. That structure alone separates it from most traditional athletic training roles. The position applies the sports medicine model in an industrial setting, focusing on injury prevention, ergonomic assessment, and return-to-work planning rather than reactive coverage. The base salary sits right at your minimum threshold, so upward mobility and long-term earning potential will matter, but as written, this is a lifestyle-forward role with defined advancement pathways and predictable hours.

Assistant Athletic Trainer I Colby Community College

Colby, KS I $46,000–$51,500 (annual)

This is a transparent, full-time 12-month collegiate role with clearly stated compensation and participation in the Kansas state retirement system, which adds long-term structural value beyond base salary alone. In a region where the local living wage sits around $43,000, this range sits just above the area’s cost structure and provides a serviceable standard of living. The position supports 11 varsity sports within the NJCAA and includes relocation assistance, which lowers the barrier for someone open to geographic flexibility. For an AT looking to build hands-on collegiate experience in a stable, community-centered environment, this is a straightforward opportunity with clearly defined expectations. This could be the type of a role that looks more attractive to a newer AT looking to gain more experience rather than a seasoned veteran.

What's Worth Noting This Week:

NATA has been highlighting members across settings throughout March, and athletic trainers from the New York area continued their annual tradition of showing up at the Today Plaza to mark the month publicly. The visibility push is real. The question the job market asks every week is whether the profession is matching that visibility with compensation structures that reflect the clinical responsibility being carried.

The BLS median annual wage for athletic trainers stands at $60,250 as of their most recent data. This week's posting pool tells a more nuanced story — the floor for roles with genuine scope and transparent pay is pushing past that figure, while roles that omit salary data or lean on prestige are increasingly standing out for the wrong reasons. The non-traditional settings — occupational health, industrial, cash-based performance, tactical — are now consistently posting above the BLS median with more predictable schedules attached. That trend is not slowing down.

Pay transparency remains the dividing line. Roles that list real numbers, define real scope, and treat ATs like the licensed healthcare professionals they are continue to separate themselves from the rest of the pool. Roles that hide the numbers or oversell "opportunity" without backing it up are getting harder to justify when the alternative is a $75,000 Monday–Friday role in the industrial setting or a $110,000 ceiling at a performance facility. The market is sending a signal. Whether programs respond to it is their choice.

If you apply to any of the roles featured this week, let the employer know Athletic Trainer Finder sent you. If you know another AT who is evaluating the market, pass this along — the more eyes on these postings, the harder it gets for underpaying employers to stay quiet about it.

Until next week — stop looking, start finding.