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What is a health and physical education professor and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025
3 min read
Quoted expert
Fabio Lanza
There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being a health and physical education professor. For example, did you know that they make an average of $24.25 an hour? That's $50,430 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 12% and produce 159,400 job opportunities across the U.S.

What general advice would you give to a health and physical education professor?

Fabio Lanza

Professor, Ashford University

I tell them not to expect that they can achieve the same, old-style academic career (like mine, for example). A tenure-track job in a research university to be clear. Those jobs exist but they are becoming rarer and rarer. I also tell them that if they forecast incurring in serious (or even non-serious) debt in order to get a PhD, they should not do it. They should not pursue that path at all. In the program, they should take all the chances they have to learn new skills, including skills that don't seem directly related to an academic career.
ScoreHealth And Physical Education ProfessorUS Average
Salary
3.9

Avg. Salary $50,430

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level
5.3

Growth rate 12%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity
5.2
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.27%

Asian 12.18%

Black or African American 4.93%

Hispanic or Latino 7.22%

Unknown 4.56%

White 70.84%

Gender

female 56.25%

male 43.75%

Age - 46
Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 46
Stress level
5.3

Stress level is manageable

7.1 - high

Complexity level
9.8

Complexity level is advanced

7 - challenging

Work life balance
6.8

Work life balance is good

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become a health and physical education professor

  1. Explore health and physical education professor education requirements

    Most common health and physical education professor degrees

    Bachelor's

    53.3 %

    Master's

    40.0 %

    Doctorate

    6.7 %
  2. Start to develop specific health and physical education professor skills

    SkillsPercentages
    Physical Education100.00%
  3. Complete relevant health and physical education professor training and internships

    Accountants spend an average of Less than 1 month on post-employment, on-the-job training. New health and physical education professors learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a health and physical education professor based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real health and physical education professor resumes.
  4. Research health and physical education professor duties and responsibilities

    • Develop and manage syllabus materials.
    • Provide ongoing mathematics reinforcement for all grade levels insuring above average performance on all standardize testing including FCAT.
    • Counsele pharmaceutical/biotech clients on HIPAA, Medicare/Medicaid coverage and reimbursement.
  5. Apply for health and physical education professor jobs

    Now it's time to start searching for a health and physical education professor job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

    1. Browse job boards for relevant postings
    2. Consult your professional network
    3. Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
    4. Watch out for job scams

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Average health and physical education professor salary

The average health and physical education professor salary in the United States is $50,430 per year or $24 per hour. Health and physical education professor salaries range between $32,000 and $77,000 per year.

Average health and physical education professor salary
$50,430 Yearly
$24.25 hourly

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Updated January 8, 2025

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