Career Opportinities
The BS in Kinesiology, a minor in kinesiology, or concentration in kinesiology (BIS) in can be directly applied in a variety of settings. Most require additional certifications and/or advanced degrees. These and other, more indirect application of kinesiology may require competencies related to other academic disciplines, such as business administration, education or psychology. Students interested in these more indirect applications are encouraged to consider a more appropriate major and/or minor. What follows is a short list of direct and indirect career opportunities. Those that may require certification and/or advanced degrees are in italics.
Direct Career Opportunities
- Administrative Settings — Academic administrator, recreation/athletic administrator, facilities/events manager
- Allied Health/Clinical Settings — Athletic trainer, cardiac rehabilitation specialist, clinical exercise physiologist, exercise specialist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, physician’s assistant, physician (various specialties)
- Commercial/Community/Corporate Settings — Camp director, group exercise leader, health/fitness instructor, personal trainer, personal coach/instructor, recreational specialist, safety instructor, sports official, work-site wellness director
- Educational Settings — Coach, physical education teacher, professor, researcher, recreation and intramural leader, strength coach
Indirect Career Opportunities
- Business/Commercial Settings — Sport/exercise equipment sales, sport marketing/public relations director
- Allied Health/Clinical Settings — Nurse, recreational therapist, sport psychologist, nutritionist/dietitian
- Other Settings — Sport journalist, sport photographer