Exercise physiology professor vs fitness studies teacher

The differences between exercise physiology professors and fitness studies teachers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 6-8 years to become both an exercise physiology professor and a fitness studies teacher. Additionally, an exercise physiology professor has an average salary of $104,225, which is higher than the $53,630 average annual salary of a fitness studies teacher.

The top three skills for an exercise physiology professor include exercise physiology, anatomy and exam. The most important skills for a fitness studies teacher are study, , and .

Exercise physiology professor vs fitness studies teacher overview

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Fitness Studies Teacher
Yearly salary	$104,225	$53,630
Hourly rate	$50.11	$25.78
Growth rate	12%	12%
Number of jobs	13,273	57,608
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	8	8

Exercise physiology professor vs fitness studies teacher salary

Exercise physiology professors and fitness studies teachers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Fitness Studies Teacher
Average salary	$104,225	$53,630
Salary range	Between $37,000 And $288,000	Between $36,000 And $79,000
Highest paying City	-	San Francisco, CA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	University of California, Berkeley
Best paying industry	-	Education

Differences between exercise physiology professor and fitness studies teacher education

There are a few differences between an exercise physiology professor and a fitness studies teacher in terms of educational background:

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Fitness Studies Teacher
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 53%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Biology	Education
Most common college	University of Michigan - Ann Arbor	Northwestern University

Exercise physiology professor vs fitness studies teacher demographics

Here are the differences between exercise physiology professors' and fitness studies teachers' demographics:

	Exercise Physiology Professor	Fitness Studies Teacher
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 63.6% Female, 36.4%	Male, 36.0% Female, 64.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.3% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 10.4% Asian, 11.2% White, 65.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 4.9% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 7.2% Asian, 12.2% White, 70.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between exercise physiology professor and fitness studies teacher duties and responsibilities

Exercise physiology professor example responsibilities.

Lead outreach to community and statewide stakeholders in the PPCC entrepreneurship program.
Recruit to provide first semester students with basic human anatomy and medical terminology.
Develop the core curriculum and syllabus.
Assist students in reviewing class notes, preparing for tests, and developing study skills.
Develop syllabus and review papers and grade students.
Web principles, resources, technology concepts including usability, accessibility, information architecture, deployment, and semantic coding.

Fitness studies teacher example responsibilities.

Develop and continue to manage a collaborative after-school tutoring program for middle school mathematics students.
Work cooperatively with special education teachers to modify curricula as needed for special education students according to guidelines establish in IEP.
Participate in establishing the American chemistry curriculum base on guidelines provide by the head-quarters office in Lebanon.

Exercise physiology professor vs fitness studies teacher skills

Common exercise physiology professor skills

Exercise Physiology, 42%
Anatomy, 33%
Exam, 13%
Class Discussions, 8%
Syllabus, 4%

Common fitness studies teacher skills

Study, 100%

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