Athletic Trainers

1. 01Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
2. 02Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
3. 03Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.Mostly human for now
4. 04Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.Mostly human for now
5. 05Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.People already use AI for this at work
6. 06Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.Mostly human for now
7. 07Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.Mostly human for now
8. 08Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.Mostly human for now
9. 09Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.AI could speed this up, with extra tools
10. 10Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.Mostly human for now

Tasks from O*NET® 31.0 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0, changed by us), most important first. “Already use” comes from Anthropic’s data on real work chats with Claude; “could speed up” from task ratings made with GPT-4 in 2023.

The main tasks with no real AI use seen and no big speed-up expected. This is where your skill counts most today.

1. Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
2. Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
3. Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.

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