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have different rules for obtaining a license. States may require up to 6,000 hours of clinical experience before a psychologist can qualify for a license. Will There Be Jobs? In general, the health fields are booming in the United States, and the U.S. government expects the number of jobs to increase until at least 2020. Sports medicine, though, can be trickier to

enter, depending on the kind of work you want to do. Paid, full-time positions as an athletic trainer, staff PT, or team doctor are limited at the college and professional ranks. The good news for sports medicine professionals is they have skills that will help non- athletes or the “weekend warriors” who play sports

As long as there are people doing physical activity, there will be a need for medical professionals to help them heal.

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