NATA Placement Vacancy Notices - Category Guide
HSC

High School
Employer profile High school principal, athletic director, or school system superintendent.
Position Either AT or AT/teacher in private or public school system. (Full and part time positions listed together.)
Exclusion Employed by clinic for afternoon/event coverage (see CLO)
COF

College staff/faculty full-time
Employer profile College/university administrator or athletic trainer.
Position Either AT, AT/instructor, or professor in college system.
Note If clinic is the employer in this category but the ATC provides daily, comprehensive care with full-time equivalent coverage, it would be posted under this heading.
COI

College - internship/ residency/ part-time
Employer profile College/university administrator or athletic trainer.
Position AT as "intern" or "resident". Part-time ATCs in college setting would be included here as well.
Note In most cases, intern and resident positions in this category have term-limits similar to graduate assistant positions. In addition, compensation package is usually not full-time equivalent.
GRA

Graduate Assistantship
Employer profile College/university administrator or athletic trainer.
Position AT while pursuing advanced degree (masters or doctorate).
Note If enrolling in masters or doctoral program is not a condition but an "option", the announcement is placed in the "College - intern/resident/part-time" category.
CLI

Clinic
Employer profile Hospital/clinic administrator or athletic trainer working at clinic.
Position Athletic trainer and/or health professional (PT, OT, RT, etc.) working mostly in clinic. Full-time, part-time, internship, and fellowship.
CLO

Clinic - outreach
Employer profile Hospital/clinic administrator or athletic trainer working at clinic.
Position Athletic trainer employed by clinic but working primarily in high school. Full-time, part-time, internship, and fellowship.
INC

Industrial and Corporate
Employer profile Business administrator in industrial/corporate setting or athletic trainer working at a corporation/industrial site.
Position Athletic trainer employed to provide injury care (prevention, management, and rehabilitation). Full-time, part-time, internship, and fellowship.
PRO

Professional Sports
Employer profile Administrator of professional sports club or athletic trainer working in the professional sports club organization.
Position Athletic trainer employed to provide injury care for professional team. Full-time, part-time, and internship.
INT

International