Comments on: What jobs can I get with a degree in Kinesiology? http://FutureFirm.com/blog/what-jobs-can-i-get-with-a-degree-in-kinesiology/ FutureFirm.com Thu, 09 Feb 2012 03:15:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jannsody http://FutureFirm.com/blog/what-jobs-can-i-get-with-a-degree-in-kinesiology/comment-page-1/#comment-979 jannsody Sun, 21 Feb 2010 16:16:47 +0000 http://FutureFirm.com/blog/what-jobs-can-i-get-with-a-degree-in-kinesiology/#comment-979 Perhaps someone with a degree in kinesiology or exercise physiology may be able to get a job as a personal trainer or work in a rehabilitation clinic. I'm not sure, however, how many people get jobs working in a rehab clinic or hospital without a degree in physical or occupational therapy. There are so many students graduating from those programs that employers seem to have their 'pick of the litter' of those that have a more specialized degree than a general kinesiology or exercise physiology degree. The bachelor's degree, however, may provide a good background for entering a master's degree in programs such as physical or occupational therapy. Please note that even the occupational therapy field can be quite emotionally as well as physically draining even though the career description in the occupational outlook handbook doesn't always point to that. For general career info: and can search 'fitness workers', 'physical therapists', 'occupational therapists' or such. Regardless of one's career path, please make sure that the program is accredited within the industry. Please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools such as penn foster, everest, stratford career, university of phoenix, capella, kaplan, walden, ITT tech, devry, ashworth, US career, strayer and others as they are merely out to 'make a profit' (and course credits may not transfer): and can type into search. For US colleges: Perhaps someone with a degree in kinesiology or exercise physiology may be able to get a job as a personal trainer or work in a rehabilitation clinic. I’m not sure, however, how many people get jobs working in a rehab clinic or hospital without a degree in physical or occupational therapy. There are so many students graduating from those programs that employers seem to have their ‘pick of the litter’ of those that have a more specialized degree than a general kinesiology or exercise physiology degree. The bachelor’s degree, however, may provide a good background for entering a master’s degree in programs such as physical or occupational therapy. Please note that even the occupational therapy field can be quite emotionally as well as physically draining even though the career description in the occupational outlook handbook doesn’t always point to that.

For general career info: and can search ‘fitness workers’, ‘physical therapists’, ‘occupational therapists’ or such.

Regardless of one’s career path, please make sure that the program is accredited within the industry.

Please steer clear of those online, for-profit schools such as penn foster, everest, stratford career, university of phoenix, capella, kaplan, walden, ITT tech, devry, ashworth, US career, strayer and others as they are merely out to ‘make a profit’ (and course credits may not transfer): and can type into search.

For US colleges:

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