Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
What they 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.
Expected pay range
Expected pay range
This represents the median earnings for this career in the selected county or state. In the range shown, 25% of workers earned less than the bottom salary and 25% earned more than the top salary. Data is provided by the Texas Workforce Commission.
About recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary
Other titles
Adjunct Professor, Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Health and Human Performance Professor, Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor), Health, Physical Education, and Recreation Professor (HPER Professor), Instructor, Kinesiology Professor, Physical Education Professor (PE Professor), Professor
Tasks they perform
- 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.
Skills they need
- Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Licenses and Certifications
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Certifications
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Additional career information and resources
Learn more about recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary with these helpful sites.
- American Baseball Coaches Association (external link opens new tab)
- American Camp Association (external link opens new tab)
- American College of Sports Medicine (external link opens new tab)
- American Physiological Society (external link opens new tab)
- Aquatic Exercise Association (external link opens new tab)
- Association for Experiential Education (external link opens new tab)
- Athletics and Fitness Association of America (external link opens new tab)
- National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (external link opens new tab)
- National Athletic Trainers' Association (external link opens new tab)
- National Recreation and Park Association (external link opens new tab)