Rich Bertie ATC

Avg tournament soccer (U9-U19) referee in PA earns $45/game (25/30 halves). Avg tournament lacrosse referee in FL earns $70/game Avg tournament hockey referee in MI makes $65/game Avg tournament baseball umpire in CA earns $75/game Yet, these same operators balk at paying an AT $50/hr… An AT who has six years of higher education… A Masters Degree… Is a Board Certified healthcare provider… Can build/manage an Emergency Action Plan… And then respond to the Emergency… And save someone’s life. Not hating on tournament referees - their job is hard and they deserve every $. But not understanding what an AT brings to your event, camp, clinic, game, showcase, tournament and paying them LESS than a referee is a complete joke. 🫳🎤

Seeing a lot of AT jobs being posted on traditional job boards with no specific compensation packages and the outdated “commensurate with experience” description. There is ZERO upside to not publishing compensation ranges and specific salary information for ANY job. The best candidates are not applying to a job that is not transparent about this up front. “Experience” doesnt mean better. It is an easy parameter to quantify and fits nicely into an organizational salary banding system. “Ability” takes work to unveil in an interview process and should drive compensation discussions. @go4ellis , salary information for both Per Diem AND Travel jobs is posted UP FRONT. We want ATs to be able to compare every job and make a decision for themselves. It drives up rates/salaries and we believe this is why 80% of all jobs posted on the @go4ellis platform get filled. 👊

Tuesday, in Dayton - @go4ellis will explain to Dayton SB that it’s not a shortage of ATs which is what the hospital told them… it’s a shortage of ATs who want to work in that model for that compensation. The narrative around a ”shortage of ATs” needs to be squashed immediately. We are hiring ATs all over the country without issue. Oh, and we are going to solve their AT problem. 👊 whio.com/news/local/no-athle…