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Postsecondary Fitness Studies Teacher

Postsecondary Fitness Studies Teacher

  • Inspire future fitness leaders through engaging and dynamic teaching experiences.
  • Shape the health and wellness industry by educating the next generation of experts.
  • Blend teaching with research to explore innovative fitness and wellness solutions.
💰 Earn $76K-$171K
📚 Doctoral or Professional Degree

Overview

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

Scoop

Minimum Education

Doctoral or Professional Degree

Career Prospects

Good (Increasing by 1-5%)

Training Time

Over 4 years

Job Openings

1,300 Annually

Median Earnings

$112,230 in California
$75,770 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Relating with or serving others

You are skilled in 💫

  • Active Listening
  • Instructing
  • Learning Strategies
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Speaking

You value 🙏

  • Accomplishing things
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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