Mid-Level

Industrial Sports Medicine Professional

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What it's like

What it's like to be a Industrial Sports Medicine Professional

Industrial sports medicine professionals apply sports medicine principles to occupational injury prevention and management in industrial and manufacturing settings. The work involves ergonomic assessment, injury prevention programming, early intervention for work-related musculoskeletal issues, and coordination with occupational health teams.

The overlap between sports medicine and occupational health is the defining feature. The physical demands of industrial work—repetitive motion, heavy lifting, awkward postures—create musculoskeletal injury patterns that benefit from sports medicine approaches: functional movement assessment, rehabilitation, and gradual return-to-work progressions.

People who tend to do well are comfortable in industrial environments and genuinely interested in the application of movement science to occupational populations. If you find the challenge of keeping a manufacturing workforce healthy and functional interesting—and can translate sports medicine principles into practical occupational health programs—industrial sports medicine offers a career path that serves a large, often underserved population. Strong interdisciplinary communication with safety, HR, and medical teams tends to be important.

AchievementHigh
RecognitionHigh
Working ConditionsHigh
IndependenceHigh
RelationshipsAbove avg
SupportAbove avg
O*NET Work Values survey
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Career Paths

Where this role sits in the broader career landscape — and where it can take you.

$239K$179K$119K$60K$0KLower paying387 metro areas, sorted by salary level
All experience levels1
This level's estimated range
INDUSTRIES PAYING ABOVE AVERAGE
1 BLS OEWS May 2024 covers all Industrial Sports Medicine Professionals (SOC 29-1229.06), not just this title · BEA RPP 2023
* Top salaries exceed this figure. BLS caps reported wages at ~$240K to protect individual privacy in high-earning roles.
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The Broader Landscape

Roles like this one sit within a broader occupational category. The numbers below reflect that full landscape — helpful for context, but your specific experience will depend on level, specialty, and where you work.

$67K–$208K
Salary Range
10th – 90th percentile
315K
U.S. Employment
+2.5%
10yr Growth
10K
Annual Openings

How this category is changing

$74K$71K$68K$65K$62K201920202021202220232024$62K$74K
BLS OEWS May 2024 · BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034

Skills & Requirements

Reading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringJudgment and Decision MakingSpeakingComplex Problem SolvingSocial PerceptivenessActive LearningWriting
O*NET OnLine · Bureau of Labor Statistics
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Federal data: BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (May 2024) · BLS Employment Projections · O*NET OnLine
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