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What kind of job opportunities are available for exercise science majors or strength and conditioning majors?

I'm a student looking to persue one of these majors in college and I'm curious as to all of the various jobs I could do with one of these majors. #science #sports #physical-therapy #athletic-training #exercise #strength-coach

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Brendon’s Answer

First off, sorry it took so long for someone to answer your question:


My experience has been that the majority of students in these majors continue on the further their education. It's a common degree for pre-medicine, pre-physical therapy, pre-occupational therapy, pre-athletic training and pre-dietetic students. At my alma mater the vast majority of students (about 3 out of 4) studying exercise physiology continued on to graduate school. But not all continued on to medical professions: there are advanced degrees in sports conditioning, exercise physiology, or sports management that some of the students I worked with pursued.


If you do not want to pursue an advanced degree there are careers that you can complete with only a BS in exercise physiology (or strength and conditioning):


Strength and Conditioning Coach: work with HS or college team
 Tactical Strength Coach: working with police, fireman, etc as a strength coach
Personal Trainer (although at least a minor in business/entrepuership is strongly recommended. It should also be noted that personal trainers are not required to have ANY college experience so this career would not pay a lot unless you open your own studio/gym/online company.)
 Manager at a large gym such as Gold's gym or 24-Hour Fitness (However, it may be recommended to get a BS in business with a minor in exercise in that case.)
Exercise Physiologist: working in a hospital setting monitoring high-risk patients during exercises (essentially VERY skilled personal trainers. A basic description can be found at: https://explorehealthcareers.org/career/sports-medicine/exercise-physiologist/)
 Physical Therapist Technician: (but if you earn an associate's degree in physical therapy you'll actually earn more as a therapist assistant.)


Hopefully that's a good start, you can learn more about a lot of these careers by visiting a few organizations that represent them. I personally have a lot of respect for the ACSM, NSCA, and APTA, and will link all three below.


https://certification.acsm.org/acsm-certified-clinical-exercise-physiologist
https://certification.acsm.org/get-certified


https://www.nsca.com/certification/cscs/
https://www.nsca.com/certification/


http://www.apta.org/AboutPTAs/
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Margie’s Answer

The important this is that you are comfortable as a person first and foremost, with the education that you have. There are several positions that you would be of great help to others with your knowledge, such as working in a gym setting, physical therapy setting or even chiropractic setting. With your understaning of anatomy and physiology, you can help others in many different ways. Good luck!
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