Sports Medicine Schools In New Mexico
New Mexico has 2 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 New Mexico, which encompasses sports medicine training at the following levels:
- Sports Medicine Certificate
- Bachelors degree in Sports Medicine
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Professional Trends
New Mexico Vs. National Sports Medicine Employment
| New Mexico | 1,670 |
| National | 308,430 |
Of all of the sports medicine professionals that work in the US, approximately 0% work in New Mexico state.
Employment Growth for Sports medicine professionals In New Mexico
| 2,090 | 2,030 | 2,150 | 2,240 | 2,400 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
|---|
- Yellow: Actual Values
In New Mexico, sports medicine is a growing field. 310 more sports medicine professionals were working in New Mexico in 2010, than there were in 2006. So, in four years, the number of sports medicine professionals has grown by 15%. 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 New Mexico
| $57,030 | $66,320 | $70,600 | $72,176 | $76,446 |
| $40,511 | $43,009 | $44,801 | $46,220 | $46,794 |
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 |
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- Light Blue: Sports Medicine
- Dark Yellow: All Professions
The amount earned by sports medicine professionals is increasing in New Mexico. Sports medicine professionals earned a yearly mean salary of $57,030 in 2006. They earned a yearly mean salary of $76,446 in 2010.
Salary percentiles for Sports medicine professionals in New Mexico
10th percentile |
$45,464 |
25th percentile |
$57,446 |
50th percentile |
$69,428 |
75th percentile |
$76,371 |
90th percentile |
$84,008 |
This represents a growth in salaries of 25%. State trends for all professions mirror this growth. In New Mexico state, within the field of sports medicine, there is a huge variation in pay. The highest paid sports medicine professionals earn 11% more money than those in the bottom 10% of the pay bracket.
Average Salaries for Sports medicine professionals and related professions in New Mexico
Physical Therapy |
$70,240 |
Physical Therapy Assistant |
$32,920 |
Physician Assistant |
$75,270 |
Sports Medicine |
$44,042 |
In New Mexico, sports medicine professionals make, on average, more than their counterparts in related professions.
Educational Trends
Sports Medicine programs available for each degree type for all schools in New Mexico
associate |
0 |
bachelor |
1 |
master |
0 |
doctor |
0 |
Certificate |
1 |
| Total | 2 |
Most of these graduates, or 50%, earned a bachelor's degree in sports medicine.