Career Resources
Some jobs require additional training, certification and graduate degrees
- Physical education teacher (K-12)
- Cardiac rehabilitation
- Pulmonary rehabilitation
- Personal trainer (private or fitness centers)
- Permanent substitute in public school
- Recreation activity director/manager (city, county, community, resort)
- Recreation activity leader (city, county, community, resort)
- Worksite/Corporate wellness
- Fitness instructor/Group exercise instructor
- Health club director/Fitness program director
- Teachers aide (if not certified)
- Coach (city, county league)
- Public school coach (teaching certification required)
- Strength and conditioning coach (high school, college, professional sports, private industry)
- Sports fitness technology consultant
- Sports officiator
- Certification director (ACSM, NSCA, ACE, IDEA)
- Sports science support
- Performance analyst
- Laboratory technician/Manager
- Research coordinator
- Research associate
- Research and development or sales
- Shoe company
- Medical device company
- Sport drink/food company
- Sport equipment company
- Hospital gait lab
- Research associate: data acquisition and analysis
- Lecturer (university or community college)
- Athletic trainer
- College coach
- Dance/Movement therapist
- Fitness and sport equipment designer
- Exercise physiologist
- Biomechanist
- Occupational therapist
- Physical therapist
- Dietitian/Sports nutritionist
- Medical doctor
- Sport dentist
- Sports historian
- Sports orthotist and prosthetist
- Sports physician
- Sports podiatrist
- Sports psychologist
- Sports researcher
- Pharmaceutical sales
- Sports management
- Chiropractor
- Registered nurse
- Physician assistant
- Fitness choreographer
- Professional head coach
- Sports agent
- Outward bound instructor
- Park administrator
- Sports massage therapist
- Academic counselor (college athletes)
- Sport facility architect
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