Sports Medicine
By: Danielle Martin
Career Description
In Sports Medicine you diagnose, treat, and help prevent injuries that take place during sporting events, athletic training, and other physical activities.
Wages
Entry level: $74.82/hour
Median level: $104.06/hour
High level:$204.11/hour
Degree Information
In order to become a Sports Medicine Physician you need to have a Graduate Degree. Pellissippi does not offer the degree you need. However, they do have a transfer pathway to University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Employment
977 employed Sports Medicine physicians in this area
53 estimated job openings each year
286 of the employed Sports Medicine physicians are approaching retirement age