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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.
What an exercise physiologist does
Become an exercise physiologist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good exercise physiologist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Reading work related information.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Teaching people how to do something.
- Looking for ways to help people.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $39 per hour with an average salary of $58,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $32 and $42 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $17,800 and $73,800 per year.
- 54% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $40 per hour with an average salary of $38,000 per year.
Exercise Physiologist job outlook
- There are 83 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 22 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 30% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.