Sports Medicine Schools In Kentucky
Kentucky has 4 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 Kentucky, which encompasses sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
- Masters degree in Sports Medicine
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Professional Trends
Kentucky Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| Kentucky | 4,580 |
| National | 308,430 |
Approximately 1% of the country's sports medicine professionals work in Kentucky state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In Kentucky
| 6,230 | 6,290 | 6,400 | 6,910 | 7,280 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
The number of sports medicine professionals is growing in Kentucky. 1,050 more sports medicine professionals were working in Kentucky in 2010, than there were in 2006. Thus, the field of sports medicine has grown by 17% in Kentucky. This growth is slower 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 Kentucky
| $61,672 | $66,018 | $69,986 | $70,476 | $73,238 |
| $39,791 | $41,432 | $43,385 | $44,191 | $44,977 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
In Kentucky, as the number of sports medicine professionals is growing, the salaries earned by sports medicine professionals are increasing. In 2006 sports medicine professionals made a mean salary of $61,672 per year, and in 2010 they made $73,238 per year.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in Kentucky
10th percentile |
$36,482 |
25th percentile |
$57,484 |
50th percentile |
$78,486 |
75th percentile |
$86,335 |
90th percentile |
$94,969 |
Thus, sports medicine professionals' salaries grew by 16% in 4 years. This growth is mirrored by state trends for all professionals. In Kentucky state, within the field of sports medicine, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid sports medicine professionals earn 37% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in Kentucky
Physical Therapy |
$76,720 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$34,890 |
Physician Assistant |
$88,530 |
Sports Medicine |
$45,865 |
In Kentucky, sports medicine professionals earn, on average, more than professionals in related fields.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in Kentucky
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
3 |
master |
1 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
0 |
| Total | 4 |
Most of these graduates, or 75%, earned a bachelor's degree in sports medicine.