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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

$72.65K Median Salary 1.7K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 7.1% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job 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

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Abilities

Oral Expression

Oral Comprehension

Speech Clarity

Written Comprehension

Written Expression

Deductive Reasoning

Inductive Reasoning

Near Vision

Speech Recognition

Fluency of Ideas

Category Flexibility

Information Ordering

Problem Sensitivity

Originality

Selective Attention

Knowledge

Education and Training

English Language

Computers and Electronics

Psychology

Biology

Customer and Personal Service

Administration and Management

Mathematics

Therapy and Counseling

Communications and Media

Medicine and Dentistry

Personnel and Human Resources

Skills

Instructing

Speaking

Active Listening

Learning Strategies

Reading Comprehension

Writing

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Monitoring

Time Management

Complex Problem Solving

Active Learning

Coordination

Persuasion

Social Perceptiveness

Systems Analysis

Negotiation

Service Orientation

Systems Evaluation

Technology Skills

Word processing software

Computer based training software

Electronic mail software

Information retrieval or search software

Spreadsheet software

Optical character reader OCR or scanning software

Development environment software

Video creation and editing software

Office suite software

Internet browser software

Presentation software

Data base user interface and query software

Web page creation and editing software

Project management software

Calendar and scheduling software

Tools

Microphones

Televisions

Portable data input terminals

Multimedia projectors

Resistance tubes

Sport goals

Web cameras

Photocopiers

Treadmills

Gymnastic bars or beams

Bowling equipment

Microphone stand

Scanners

Epidiascopes

Videoconferencing systems

Jump ropes

Teleconference equipment

Stationary bicycles

Notebook computers

Lower body resistance machines

Projection screens or displays

Touch screen monitors

High capacity removable media drives

MP3 players or recorders

Inkjet printers

Digital cameras

Liquid crystal display projector

Laser printers

Sport nets or netting

Upper body resistance machines

Step aerobic equipment

Compact disk players or recorders

Baseball bats

Fitness weights

Cross trainers

Digital camcorders or video cameras

Digital video disk players or recorders

Special purpose telephones

Pilates machines

Overhead projectors

Tennis racquets

Laser fax machine

Basketball hoop

Scientific calculator

Medicine ball

Portable stereo systems

Resistance bands

Golf balls

Badminton rackets

Baseballs

Golf clubs

Basketballs

Footballs

Golf tees

Tennis balls

Soccer balls

Desktop computers

Volleyballs

Tablet computers

Abilities

Oral Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
Oral Comprehension: The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Speech Clarity: The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
Written Comprehension: The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
Written Expression: The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Speech Recognition: The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
Fluency of Ideas: The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Originality: The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
Selective Attention: The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

Knowledge

Education and Training: Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Computers and Electronics: Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.
Psychology: Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
Biology: Knowledge of plant and animal organisms, their tissues, cells, functions, interdependencies, and interactions with each other and the environment.
Customer and Personal Service: Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Therapy and Counseling: Knowledge of principles, methods, and procedures for diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of physical and mental dysfunctions, and for career counseling and guidance.
Communications and Media: Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
Medicine and Dentistry: Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.
Personnel and Human Resources: Knowledge of principles and procedures for personnel recruitment, selection, training, compensation and benefits, labor relations and negotiation, and personnel information systems.

Skills

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.
Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Persuasion: Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Negotiation: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.
Systems Evaluation: Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.

Technology Skills

Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word
Computer based training software: BrainTrain IVA+Plus; Language arts educational software; Math educational software
Electronic mail software: IBM Notes; Microsoft Exchange; Microsoft Outlook
Information retrieval or search software: LexisNexis
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Optical character reader OCR or scanning software: Text scanning software
Development environment software: Adobe Systems Adobe Creative Suite
Video creation and editing software: YouTube
Office suite software: Microsoft Office software
Internet browser software: Web browser software
Presentation software: Microsoft PowerPoint
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Web page creation and editing software: Facebook; Google Sites; LinkedIn; Social media sites
Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Calendar and scheduling software: Appointment scheduling software

Tools

Microphones: Handheld microphones; Studio microphones; Wireless microphones
Televisions: Liquid crystal display LCD televisions; Television monitors
Portable data input terminals: Data acquisition equipment; Data loggers
Multimedia projectors: Computer projectors; Multimedia projection equipment
Resistance tubes: Exercise tubing
Sport goals: Soccer goals
Web cameras: Webcams
Photocopiers: Photocopying equipment
Treadmills: Physical conditioning treadmill exercisers
Gymnastic bars or beams: Balance beams
Bowling equipment: Bowling balls
Microphone stand: Microphone podiums
Scanners: Data input scanners
Epidiascopes: Opaque projectors
Videoconferencing systems: Videoconferencing equipment
Jump ropes:
Teleconference equipment: Teleconferencing equipment
Stationary bicycles: Stationary exercise bicycles
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Lower body resistance machines: Lower body weight machines
Projection screens or displays: Projector screens
Touch screen monitors: Interactive whiteboards
High capacity removable media drives: Universal serial bus USB flash drives
MP3 players or recorders: MP3 digital voice recorders
Inkjet printers: Poster printers
Digital cameras:
Liquid crystal display projector: Liquid crystal display LCD projectors
Laser printers: Computer laser printers
Sport nets or netting: Tennis nets
Upper body resistance machines: Upper body weight machines
Step aerobic equipment: Exercise steps
Compact disk players or recorders: Compact disk CD players
Baseball bats:
Fitness weights: Fitness jog belts; Free weights; Water ankle weights; Weighted swim vests
Cross trainers: Elliptical trainers
Digital camcorders or video cameras: Digital video cameras
Digital video disk players or recorders: Digital video disk DVD players
Special purpose telephones: Multi-line telephone systems
Pilates machines: Pilates training equipment
Overhead projectors: Overhead data projectors
Tennis racquets: Tennis rackets
Laser fax machine: Laser facsimile machines
Basketball hoop: Basketball hoops
Scientific calculator: Digital calculators
Medicine ball: Medicine balls
Portable stereo systems: Multi-speaker stereo systems
Resistance bands: Exercise bands
Golf balls:
Badminton rackets:
Baseballs:
Golf clubs:
Basketballs: Regulation basketballs
Footballs: Regulation footballs
Golf tees:
Tennis balls:
Soccer balls: Regulation soccer balls
Desktop computers:
Volleyballs: Regulation volleyballs
Tablet computers:

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