Western State College of Colorado

Opportunities available to those with a Bachelor of Arts in ESS

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

Corporate 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 Centers^1 †

Medical / Rehabilitation/Hospitals:

• · Cardiac Rehabilitation Specialist¹ 
• · Wellness Coordinator
• · Fitness Instructor^†
• · Exercise Testing Technologist^†
• · Alternative Medicine¹
• · Assessment of Developmental Disorders
• · Biomechanist¹
• · Chiropractor¹
• · Hospital/Medical Program Director^1 †
• · Occupational Therapy^1 †
• · Human Movement Analysis
• · Orthopedics¹
• · Pediatric Center Staff
• · Physical Therapy^1 †
• · 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 Specialist^1†
• · 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 Administration^1†

Professional / Amateur / Community Sport Organizations:

• · Assistant/Head Coach
• · Conditioning Coach^†
• · Athletic Trainer^1†
• · Sport Agent
• · Sport Broadcasting
• · Sport Event Manager
• · Sport Facilities Design
• · Sport Hall of Fame/Museum Curator
• · Sport Nutrition
• · Sport Official
• · Sport Psychologist^1†
• · Sport Statistician
• · Sport Merchandising
• · Event Organization
• · Sports Facility Supervisor
• · Sports Information Director
• · Sports Injury/Rehabilitation^1†
• · Sports Journalism
• · Personal Trainer^†
• · Sports Photography
• · Performance Consultant^1†
• · 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:

• · 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.