Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Also Called: Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor), Instructor, Physical Education Professor (PE Professor), Professor

What Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary do

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Industry Areas:

Retail Sales and Services

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Work Context

  • Electronic Mail
  • Face-to-Face Discussions
  • Structured versus Unstructured Work
  • Contact With Others
  • Freedom to Make Decisions

Tools

  • Microphones
  • Televisions
  • Portable data input terminals
  • Multimedia projectors
  • Resistance tubes

Technology

Word processing software
Google Docs
Microsoft Word
Computer based training software
Blackboard Learn
Softworks Global PESoftOne
Electronic mail software
Email software
Microsoft Outlook

The Education & Training You Need

Skills

  • Instructing
  • Speaking
  • Active Listening
  • Learning Strategies
  • Reading Comprehension

Knowledge

Education and Training
teaching and course design
Arts and Humanities
English language
Engineering and Technology
computers and electronics
Math and Science
psychology

Education

  • 74% Doctoral degree
  • 21% Master's degree
  • 5% Bachelor's degree

Experience

Extensive skill, knowledge, and experience are needed for these occupations. Many require more than five years of experience. For example, surgeons must complete four years of college and an additional five to seven years of specialized medical training to be able to do their job.

What are your training options on the pathway to this occupation?

Are You a Good Fit?

Occupation Traits

  • Social (Helper)

Work Styles

  • Dependability
  • Initiative
  • Integrity
  • Persistence
  • Self Control
  • Analytical Thinking

Values

  • Relationships
  • Achievement
  • Independence

Abilities

  • Verbal
  • Ideas and Logic

This is what Recreation & Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary across the country typically make.

$21.35 / hour
$44,400 /year

Entry Level

$36.43 / hour
$75,770 /year

Median Level

$71.45 / hour
$148,610 /year

Experienced Level

Income information reflects a regional average.
Income information reflects a national average.

This career’s National Job Outlook is

Average

Please be sure to verify the outlook of this occupation with your instructor.

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