Sports Medicine Schools In California
In California, there are 21 accredited schools where sports medicine classes faculty can find employment. Below are statistics and other relevant data to help analyze the state of sports medicine and sports medicine training in California, which includes sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Sports Medicine Certificate
- Associates degree in Sports Medicine
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
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Professional Trends
California Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| California | 26,270 |
| National | 308,430 |
Approximately 8% of the country's sports medicine professionals work in California state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In California
| 42,040 | 42,770 | 43,720 | 47,070 | 50,860 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Yellow: Actual Values
In California, sports medicine is a growing field. 8,820 more sports medicine professionals were working in California in 2010, than there were in 2006. This represents a 21% growth in the field. This growth is slower than the national trend for sports medicine professionals which shows a 24% increase in the number of sports medicine professionals working around the nation.
Sports Medicine VS. All Professions salaries in California
| $67,332 | $72,306 | $77,434 | $80,376 | $81,844 |
| $48,885 | $52,410 | $54,744 | $56,285 | $57,176 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The salaries paid to sports medicine professionals are growing in California. The mean salary for sports medicine professionals in 2006 was $67,332 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $81,844 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in California
10th percentile |
$42,380 |
25th percentile |
$61,830 |
50th percentile |
$81,280 |
75th percentile |
$89,408 |
90th percentile |
$98,349 |
Thus, sports medicine professionals' salaries grew by 18% in 4 years. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In the state of California, there is a huge variation in pay, within the field of sports medicine. The pay differential between the highest paid sports medicine professionals and those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket is 40%
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in California
Physical Therapy |
$84,600 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$42,555 |
Physician Assistant |
$93,660 |
Sports Medicine |
$54,392 |
Sports medicine professionals in California earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in California
associate |
8 |
bachelor |
9 |
master |
2 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
11 |
| Total | 30 |
Most of these graduates, or 37%, earned a undergraduate certificate in sports medicine.