Also called: Exercise Testing Technician
Runs fitness tests like VO2 max, body composition scans, and gait analysis in labs and clinics.
They hook athletes up to breathing masks on treadmills, run DEXA scans, and record data. University labs, sports clinics, and research centers employ them. Many are students heading to grad school.
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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 science.
Ways in: 4-year college. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Exercise Science, Kinesiology.
Growing about average. Steady.
Medium risk for 10 years. Automated equipment analyzes VO2, scans and gait; hands-on testing and calibrating need people, but fewer per lab.
Classes: AP Biology, Anatomy and physiology, Chemistry.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-4099.
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