Occupations/29-1128.00
Exercise Physiologists
Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
30%
More resilient
Human characteristics
65%
Strong human-characteristic mix
Task orientation
34%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly human
Provide emergency or other appropriate medical care to participants with symptoms or signs of physical distress.
- Task
Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory functioning, in accordance with exercise science standards, regulatory requirements, and credentialing requirements.
- Task
Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.
The tasks we can read here lean on people, judgment, or hands-on work. The AI risk number is still this job’s rank against other occupations.
Core tasks
- 01Develop exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory functioning, in accordance with exercise science standards, regulatory requirements, and credentialing requirements.
- 02Provide emergency or other appropriate medical care to participants with symptoms or signs of physical distress.
- 03Demonstrate correct use of exercise equipment or performance of exercise routines.
- 04Recommend methods to increase lifestyle physical activity.
- 05Interpret exercise program participant data to evaluate progress or identify needed program changes.
- 06Prescribe individualized exercise programs, specifying equipment, such as treadmill, exercise bicycle, ergometers, or perceptual goggles.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.95
- Degree of automation1.64
- Time sitting2.55
- Originality (ability)3.12
- Conflict situations2.68
- Hands-on objects/tools2.45
- Outdoors / weather2.00
- Disease exposure3.32
- Decision freedom4.25
Top abilities
- Problem Sensitivity4.12
- Oral Expression4.12
- Written Comprehension4.00
- Speech Recognition4.00
- Speech Clarity4.00
- Oral Comprehension4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening4.00
- Writing3.88
- Speaking4.00
- Mathematics2.88
- Science2.88
- Critical Thinking4.00
- Active Learning3.25
- Learning Strategies3.25
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 82 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $11,900 | 80% | 73% | 1 yr $76,460 2 yr — Doctoral · CIP 31.05 |
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY · Public | Kinesiotherapy/Kinesiotherapist 51.2311 | $7,400 | 48% | 60% | 1 yr $48,667 2 yr $49,579 Master's · CIP 51.23 |
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $4,600 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $47,846 2 yr $49,423 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
Georgia State University Atlanta, GA · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $9,200 | 67% | 56% | 1 yr $40,728 2 yr $37,363 Master's · CIP 31.05 |
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $9,600 | 99% | 66% | 1 yr $39,909 2 yr $37,856 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
San Jose State University San Jose, CA · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $8,200 | 77% | 71% | 1 yr $38,597 2 yr $33,281 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Blacksburg, VA · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $15,200 | 57% | 86% | 1 yr $37,928 2 yr $37,208 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $11,700 | 31% | 88% | 1 yr $37,808 2 yr $35,194 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
Winona State University Winona, MN · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $10,500 | 77% | 67% | 1 yr $36,938 2 yr $33,410 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
North Carolina State University at Raleigh Raleigh, NC · Public | Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.0908 | $9,200 | 47% | 84% | 1 yr $36,914 2 yr $33,993 Master's · CIP 26.09 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Exercise Science and Kinesiology 31.0505 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $36,164 2 yr $28,870 Bachelor's · CIP 31.05 |
Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee, WI · Public | Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 26.0908 | $4,900 | 100% | 27% | 1 yr $36,132 2 yr — Bachelor's · CIP 26.09 |