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Coaches and Scouts vs Athletic Trainers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Coaches and Scouts and Athletic Trainers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Coaches and Scouts Athletic Trainers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$45,920
$60,250
Employment · BLS OEWS
250,940
28,950
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
58th pct
34th pct

At a glance

Dimension Coaches and Scouts Athletic Trainers
Median pay $45,920 $60,250
Employment 250,940 28,950
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+6.4%) Growing fast (+11.1%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 41,800 2,400
Typical education · O*NET Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 58th pct Moderate · 34th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 71st pct · 37% of tasks 45th pct · 25% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (55.2%) Augmentation-leaning (56.4%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman Yes Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Instructing, Oral Expression, Speaking, Learning Strategies, Monitoring, Oral Comprehension, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Social Perceptiveness, Judgment and Decision Making, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Active Learning, Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Originality, Information Ordering, Education and Training, Service Orientation, Written Comprehension, Fluency of Ideas, Problem Sensitivity, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, English Language, Writing, Near Vision, Administration and Management, Psychology, Customer and Personal Service, Written Expression.

Specific to Coaches and Scouts

  • Persuasion
  • Systems Analysis
  • Management of Personnel Resources
  • Category Flexibility
  • Negotiation
  • Systems Evaluation
  • Visualization

Specific to Athletic Trainers

  • Medicine and Dentistry
  • Therapy and Counseling
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Administrative
  • Biology
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Multilimb Coordination

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Word processing software , Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Data base user interface and query software , Calendar and scheduling software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Coaches and Scouts

Specific to Athletic Trainers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Coaches and Scouts or Athletic Trainers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Coaches and Scouts vs Athletic Trainers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/coaches-and-scouts-vs-athletic-trainers

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Singulariki. (2026). Coaches and Scouts vs Athletic Trainers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/coaches-and-scouts-vs-athletic-trainers

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