Sports Medicine Schools In Florida
Florida has 11 accredited sports medicine schools where sports medicine faculty who teach sports medicine classes can find employment. The graphs, statistics and analysis below outline the current state and the future direction of academia in sports medicine in the state of Florida, which encompasses sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
Statistics
Professional Trends
Florida Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| Florida | 37,380 |
| National | 602,170 |
Approximately 6% of the country's sports medicine professionals work in Florida state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In Florida
| 27,570 | 31,900 | 37,710 | 36,470 | 37,380 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In Florida, sports medicine is a growing field. 9,810 more sports medicine professionals were working in Florida in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, in Florida, this field has grown by 36% in four years. This growth is faster than the change in the number of sports medicine professionals around the country. Nationally, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 24% from 2006 to 2010.
Sports Medicine VS. All Professions salaries in Florida
| $65,124 | $70,196 | $73,154 | $78,580 | $79,858 |
| $43,191 | $44,171 | $45,158 | $47,627 | $48,473 |
| 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 Florida. The mean salary for sports medicine professionals in 2006 was $65,124 per year. And in 2010 the mean salary was $79,858 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in Florida
10th percentile |
$44,552 |
25th percentile |
$61,770 |
50th percentile |
$78,988 |
75th percentile |
$46,764 |
90th percentile |
$56,030 |
This represents a 18% growth in salaries. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In Florida state, within the field of sports medicine, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid sports medicine professionals earn 26% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in Florida
Physical Therapy |
$81,410 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$39,550 |
Physician Assistant |
$87,940 |
Sports Medicine |
$79,858 |
Sports medicine professionals in Florida earn, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in Florida
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
10 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 11 |
A majority of these graduates, or 91%, graduated with a bachelor's degree in sports medicine.