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Opportunities for ESS Majors

With a degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Western State Colorado University as a foundation, the items listed here are potential possibilities available to you following graduation.

HAp labCorporate Wellness & Worksite Health Promotion:

Wellness Coordinator .  Fitness Instructor† .  Program Director .  Stress Management Programs .  Worksite Health Promotion .  Aquatics . Ergonomics .  Aquatics Director .  Performance Consultant .  Personal Trainer .  Program Management .  Membership Director .  Exercise Prescription .  Exercise Physiologist .  Special Events Director

Health/Wellness Educational Settings:

Community Health Organizations . American Heart Association . American Cancer Society .  American Diabetes Association .  Center for Disease Control .  Health Promotion Consulting Firms .  National Institutes of Health . American College of Sport Medicine .  American Red Cross . YMCA/YWCA .  Community Health Education Programs .  Smoking Cessation Programs . City/County Health Center Staff or Director . Health Counseling Centers1 †

Medical/Rehabilitation/Hospitals:

Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist . Wellness Coordinator . Fitness Instructor . Exercise Testing Technologist . Alternative Medicine1 . Assessment of Developmental Disorders . Biomechanist1 . Chiropractor1 . Hospital/Medical Program Director1 † . Occupational Therapy1 † . Human Movement Analysis . Orthopedics1 . Pediatric Center Staff . Physical Therapy1 † . Retirement Communities Staff Members . Diet Counseling Centers1 . Exercise Physiologist1 . Exercise Prescription . Exercise Technology . Exercise Therapist . Geriatric Programs . Weight Loss Clinics . Smoking Cessation Programs

Elementary/Middle School/High School:

Physical Education Teacher . Adapted Physical Education Teacher . Athletic Trainer . Human Movement Analysis . Officiating . Coaching . Early Childhood Movement Specialist1† . Elementary Physical Education Specialist . Strength and Conditioning Coach . Athletic Administration . Athletic Director

College/University:

Strength Coach . Varsity Coach . Wellness Director . Fitness Instructor . Athletic Trainer . Instructor1 . Sports Information . Officiating . Compliance Officer . Academic Counselor1 . Sport Marketing . Sport Statistician . Event Organization & Management . Sports Facility Supervisor . Aquatics Director . Athletic Finance .  Athletic Administration1†

Professional/Amateur/Community Sport Organizations:

Assistant/Head Coach . Conditioning Coach . Athletic Trainer1† . Sport Agent . Sport Broadcasting . Sport Event Manager . Sport Facilities Design . Sport Hall of Fame/Museum Curator . Sport Nutrition . Sport Official . Sport Psychologist1† . Sport Statistician . Sport Merchandising . Event Organization . Sports Facility Supervisor . Sports Information Director . Sports Injury/Rehabilitation1† . Sports Journalism . Personal Trainer . Sports Photography . Performance Consultant1† . Corporate Sport Marketing

Commercial:

Sport Equipment Design & Sales . Sport/Fitness Merchandising/Retail . Sport/Fitness Entrepreneurship . Sport Clothing Design & Sales . Textbook/Book Sales/Marketing . Nutritional Supplement Sales/Marketing

Fitness Clubs:Rim Rock Run_Duncan Tim Scott

Owner . Manager . Program Director . Personal Trainer . Aquatics . Performance Consultant . Membership Director . Facility Design . Equipment Design/Sales . Membership Sales . Facility/Program Marketing . Fitness Instructor

Many graduates successfully continue their educations at the graduate level.

1 Indicates further education is usually required (typically Masters degree).

Indicates certifications or licensure available from professional organizations.

Published ESS Undergraduate Research

Slaby et al., 2009. Physiological Characteristics of Leadville 100 Mile Run and Mountain Bike Champions.

Brennan et al., 2008. Antioxidants and College Female Basketball Players.