Kinesiology Careers

Health, Fitness, & Wellness Careers

  • Personal Trainer

  • Strength & Conditioning Coach

  • Fitness Coach / Group Exercise Instructor

  • Wellness Coach

  • Health Promotion Specialist

  • Corporate Wellness Coordinator

  • Exercise Physiologist 


Clinical & Allied Health Careers

(Many require additional certification or graduate school)

  • Physical Therapist (PT)

  • Occupational Therapist (OT)

  • Athletic Trainer (AT)

  • Physician Assistant (PA)

  • Chiropractor

  • Sports Medicine Technician


Sports Performance & Coaching Careers

  • Strength & Conditioning Specialist (HS, college, private facilities)

  • Sport Coach (youth, high school, college)

  • Sports Performance Specialist

  • Performance Analyst / Biomechanics Technician


Education & Instruction

  • PE Teacher / Physical Education Instructor

  • Health Teacher

  • Kinesiology or Fitness Instructor at a College (master's or higher required)

  • Adapted Physical Education Specialist


Sport & Health Management Pathways

  • Sport Administrator

  • Athletics Director 

  • Recreation Manager

  • Facility/Program Coordinator

  • Community Health Program Manager


Research & Science Careers

  • Research Assistant in Exercise Science, Biomechanics, or Physiology

  • Lab Technician (human performance, biomechanics, or motor behavior labs)


Other Emerging & Related Careers

  • Ergonomics Specialist / Human Factors Technician

  • Health Technology Specialist (wearables, fitness tech)

  • Corporate Fitness Manager

  • Life Coach 

  • Public Health Specialist

Contact us:

Patrick Williams, M.S.
Program Coordinator/Assistant Professor
Kinesiology
  254-299-8803
  pwilliams@mclennan.edu