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.Salary by State
| State Name | Employment | Annual Salary | Hourly Salary | |
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| Alabama | 90 | $46,650 | $22.43 | |
| Arizona | 120 | $57,000 | $27.41 | |
| California | 180 | $76,040 | $36.56 | |
| Connecticut | 60 | $63,770 | $30.66 | |
| Delaware | 40 | $48,780 | $23.45 | |
| Florida | 400 | $52,570 | $25.27 | |
| Georgia | 210 | $53,450 | $25.70 | |
| Illinois | 370 | $55,580 | $26.72 | |
| Indiana | 140 | $56,680 | $27.25 | |
| Iowa | 40 | $51,360 | $24.69 | |
| Kansas | 50 | $48,610 | $23.37 | |
| Kentucky | 70 | $35,640 | $17.13 | |
| Louisiana | 60 | $50,030 | $24.05 | |
| Maryland | 90 | $54,330 | $26.12 | |
| Massachusetts | 130 | $62,230 | $29.92 | |
| Michigan | 510 | $49,840 | $23.96 | |
| Minnesota | 180 | $62,350 | $29.98 | |
| Mississippi | 50 | $47,980 | $23.07 | |
| Missouri | 100 | $50,880 | $24.46 | |
| Nebraska | 30 | $53,920 | $25.92 | |
| New Hampshire | 40 | $57,800 | $27.79 | |
| New Jersey | 200 | $55,670 | $26.77 | |
| New York | 180 | $65,450 | $31.46 | |
| North Carolina | 320 | $48,730 | $23.43 | |
| Ohio | 290 | $48,550 | $23.34 | |
| Oklahoma | 90 | $47,710 | $22.94 | |
| Oregon | 60 | $59,800 | $28.75 | |
| Pennsylvania | 320 | $57,100 | $27.45 | |
| South Carolina | 100 | $45,480 | $21.87 | |
| Tennessee | 140 | $50,840 | $24.44 | |
| Texas | 630 | $50,690 | $24.37 | |
| Utah | 100 | $48,210 | $23.18 | |
| Virginia | 270 | $51,420 | $24.72 | |
| Washington | 110 | $51,860 | $24.93 | |
| West Virginia | 80 | $53,190 | $25.57 | |
| Wisconsin | 300 | $55,980 | $26.91 |
Education
The programs listed below are typically the education paths that can land you this kind of job.
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the physiological processes involved in physical or motor activity, including sensorimotor interactions, response mechanisms, and the effects of injury, disease, and disability. Includes instruction in muscular and skeletal anatomy; molecular and cellular basis of muscle contraction; fuel utilization; neurophysiology of motor mechanics; systemic physiological responses (respiration, blood flow, endocrine secretions, and others); fatigue and exhaustion; muscle and body training; physiology of specific exercises and activities; physiology of injury; and the effects of disabilities and disease.
A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation.
A program that prepares individuals, under the direction of physicians, to treat the effects of disease, injury, and congenital disorders through therapeutic exercise and education. Includes instruction in human anatomy, human physiology, kinesiology, biomechanics, therapeutic exercise and adapted physical education, human growth and development, motor learning and performance, testing and measurement, first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation, psychology, rehabilitation procedures, patient assessment and management, and professional standards and ethics.
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$54,030 per yearNational average salaryModerateJob growth rate
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Bachelor's degreeTypical education requirement
Educational Attainment
The following chart shows the highest education level completed by those working as exercise physiologists.
- Less than high school 0%
- High school graduate 3%
- College dropout 4%
- Associate’s degree 6%
- Bachelor’s degree 24%
- Master’s degree 56%
- Doctorate degree 7%
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