Also called: Clinical Exercise Physiologist
Uses exercise to help patients recover from heart attacks, manage chronic disease and test fitness.
In a cardiac rehab clinic, she monitors a heart patient's EKG on a treadmill, adjusts the workout, and coaches a group of survivors through their session.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 4 years after high school. Bachelor's in exercise physiology or science; ACSM certification.
Ways in: 4-year college, Certification. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Exercise Science, Kinesiology.
Growing much faster than average (about 9% over 10 years). BLS projection, approx.
Low risk for 10 years. Software reads heart and fitness tests faster; supervising patients exercising after heart attacks stays human.
Classes: Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1128.
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