Career Choices

Possible careers for Kinesiology and Health majors

Athletic Trainer
- Help athletes maintain or reach their peak physical fitness.

Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Provide exercise and education programs to help improve physical endurance for a patient who has had a cardiac illness or heart surgery.
Chiropractor
- Treat and care for patients by manipulating the spine and musculoskeletal system.
Exercise Physiologist
- Assess and plan fitness programs that are designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
Health Educator
- Provide health education programs to students in grade K-12th.
Occupational Therapy
- Help in rehabilitative programs that help build and restore daily living skills for those with disabilities or development delays.
Personal Trainer
- Instruct individuals in exercise activities. Help clients reach their goals and improve their fitness levels.

Physical Therapy
- Examine and make treatment plans for patients. Helping them with flexibility, strength, endurance and coordination after they have been injured.

Physical Therapy Assistant
- Assistant to a physical therapist. Helps modify specific treatments and progress of treatments.

Physician Assistant
- Assistant to physicians. Helps conduct physicals, provide treatment, and counsel patients.

Prosthetics and Orthotics
- Design and adapt orthopedic braces such as limbs for patients with disabilities.

Respiratory Therapy
- Asses and treat for patients with breathing disorders.