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.