Also called: Movement Specialist
Assesses clients' posture and movement and designs exercise plans to fix muscle imbalances, often for people finishing physical therapy.
A corrective exercise specialist assesses a client's posture and movement, finds weak or tight muscles, and builds a plan to fix them. Many clients come in after physical therapy ends.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. A personal trainer certification plus a corrective exercise specialty such as NASM's CES, usually completed within about a year.
Ways in: Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Exercise Science.
Growing much faster than average (about 12% over 10 years). Similar to fitness trainers.
Low risk for 10 years. AI posture apps assess from video; hands-on assessment and coaching movement fixes stay human.
Classes: Anatomy and physiology, Physical education, Biology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9031.
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