Athletic Trainer By Nathan Yi

Work Description: Primary Work Tasks Conduct 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. Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players. Teach sports medicine courses to athletic training students. Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment. Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted. Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance. Confer with coaches to select protective equipment. Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists. Recommend special diets to improve athletes' health, increase their stamina, or alter their weight. Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians. File athlete insurance claims and communicate with insurance providers. Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries. Perform team support duties, such as running errands, maintaining equipment, or stocking supplies. Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication. Lead stretching exercises for team members prior to games or practices. Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports. Accompany injured athletes to hospitals. Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs. Conduct research or provide instruction on subject matter related to athletic training or sports medicine. Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries. Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises. Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.

Work Description: Typical Day Athletic trainers work in universities, high schools, gyms, or are self employed. They typically work in gyms or outdoors at playing fields, and have some office work to maintain records. Many have offices or work areas are well lit and equipped with work out machines and other equipment needed to train athletes. Most work a 40 to 50 hour week.

Training Education required Appropriate Majors Though a bachelor’s degree is the minimum formal education for this occupation, some may require a master’s degree. Appropriate Majors Major in athletic training from an accredited program is part of the requirement for becoming certified by the Board of Certification (BOC)

Skills and Personality Traits Characteristics Ability to Stay Calm Quick Thinker Creativity Persistence Strong Listener Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Teaching others how to do something. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Actively looking for ways to help people. Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Work Setting Where this work is done Description of work setting Athletic trainers work in universities, high schools, gyms, or are self employed. They typically work in gyms or outdoors at playing fields, and have some office work to maintain records. Many have offices or work areas are well lit and equipped with work out machines and other equipment needed to train athletes. Description of work setting Fun and exciting A chill and calm in the office Always has a busy schedule

Salary Salary range 10th – median – 90th

Advancements High school Hospital Private College Professional

National = 30% increase in employment Employment Outlook National = 30% increase in employment Geographic Mobility Athletic trainer can go anywhere around the world. If a team goes around the world to play the athletic trainer comes with them.

Professional Organizations NATA - National Athletic Trainers' Association CATS - College Athletic Trainers' Society Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association NATA District 2 - Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania NATAPAC- The National Athletic Trainers’ Association Political Action Committee PATS - Pennsylvania Athletic Trainers' Society WFATT - World Federation of Athletic Training and Therapy

Pros This work entails helping people prevent as well as treat sports injuries. This is a great job for those who have interests in health, fitness and sporting activities. Job prospects are good for this field even though competition for some positions will be strong. Cons This work can be stressful, as clients may be in pain. The pressure to win in sports can also be an influence in this career. Athletic trainers often are required to work long days, sometimes up to sixty hours a week. Many jobs in this career require at least a master’s degree in order to be considered.

What I like about this career I love the fact of helping people when they are hurt and traveling around the world with the teams and helping them with anything they need What I dislike about this career There is nothing that I dislike about this job except that you need many certificates and a master degree to become an athletic trainer

Software Developer By Nathan Yi

Work Description: Primary Work Tasks Modify existing software to correct errors, allow it to adapt to new hardware, or to improve its performance. Supervise the work of programmers, technologists and technicians and other engineering and scientific personnel. Develop and direct software system testing and validation procedures, programming, and documentation. Coordinate software system installation and monitor equipment functioning to ensure specifications are met. Confer with systems analysts, engineers, programmers and others to design system and to obtain information on project limitations and capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces. Obtain and evaluate information on factors such as reporting formats required, costs, and security needs to determine hardware configuration. Determine system performance standards. Analyze user needs and software requirements to determine feasibility of design within time and cost constraints. Train users to use new or modified equipment. Specify power supply requirements and configuration. Design, develop and modify software systems, using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcome and consequences of design. Recommend purchase of equipment to control dust, temperature, and humidity in area of system installation. Analyze information to determine, recommend, and plan computer specifications and layouts, and peripheral equipment modifications. Store, retrieve, and manipulate data for analysis of system capabilities and requirements. Consult with customers about software system design and maintenance.

Work Description: Typical Day Computer engineers work in well-lit computer labs where they do much of their work using computers; however, they also talk with users to determine their needs. Most work a 40-hour week.

Training Education required Appropriate Majors A bachelor’s degree is the formal education for this occupation Appropriate Majors  computer science business management/administration graphic design marketing

Skills and Personality Traits Characteristics Creative Friendly Fast learner Focused logical Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design. Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. Writing computer programs for various purposes. Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. Talking to others to convey information effectively. Using mathematics to solve problems.

Work Setting Where this work is done Description of work setting Computer software engineers normally work in well-lighted and comfortable offices or computer laboratories in which computer equipment is located. Most software engineers work at least 40 hours a week; however, due to the project-oriented nature of the work, they also may have to work evenings or weekends to meet deadlines or solve unexpected technical problems Description of work setting boring A chill and calm in the office Always has a busy schedule Stressful Flexible on time

Salary Salary range 10th – median – 90th

Usually will just stay in office Employment Outlook National = 28% increase in employment Geographic Mobility Usually will just stay in office

Professional Organizations American Society for Quality International Software Certification Board IEEE Computer Society Institute of Certified E-Commerce Consultants

Pros Cons You make good money The job is perfect for people that love computers You can freelance Cons It is hard to change jobs There is too much too learn in too little time You may be required to work overtime

What I like about this career I like that I can just chill in the office and just do what I want What I dislike about this career I don’t like how much work I need to do and how much I need to learn in little time