Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise

Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise is your guide to landing your dream job in one of today''s most exciting, popular, and fastest-growing industries!

Produced by the American Kinesiology Association, this hands-on guide includes detailed job descriptions, information on working conditions, salary ranges, responsibilities, key skills, and required certifications for 36 careers in sport and fitness:

• Aquatic therapist

• Athletic trainer (college or university sport team)

• Athletic trainer (high school sport team)

• Athletic trainer (as physician extender)

• Athletic trainer (clinical)

• Personal trainer

• Group exercise instructor

• Strength and conditioning coach

• Fitness center owner or manager

• Fitness leader in gerontology settings

• Health promotion specialist

• Fitness specialist

• Physical education teacher

• Sport instructor

• Coach

• Sport official

• Sport psychologist

• Sport administrator

• Sport marketer

• Media and public relations specialist

• Professional scout

• Sport event manager

• Sport journalist

• Sport facility operations manager

• Clinical exercise physiologist

• Certified clinical exercise specialist

• Sport dietitian

• Sports medicine clinic director

• Physical therapist

• Occupational therapist

• Medical and osteopathic physicians

• Chiropractor

• Physician assistant

• Kinesiology professor

• Kinesiology researcher

• Kinesiology department administrator

If you are ready to pursue a job in the sport, fitness, or exercise industry, Careers in Sport, Fitness, and Exercise is one resource you can''t be without.