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have different rules for obtaining a license. States may require
up to 6,000 hours of clinical experience before a psychologist
can qualify for a license.
Will There Be Jobs?
In general, the health fields are booming in the United States,
and the U.S. government expects the number of jobs to increase
until at least 2020. Sports medicine, though, can be trickier to
enter, depending on the
kind of work you want
to do. Paid, full-time
positions as an athletic
trainer, staff PT, or team
doctor are limited at the
college and professional
ranks.
The good news
for
sports
medicine
professionals is they have
skills that will help non-
athletes or the “weekend
warriors” who play sports
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As long as there are people doing physical
activity, there will be a need for medical
professionals to help them heal.