Careers for Exercise Science Majors
Below is a list of some actual career paths of people with a degree in Exercise Science.
Examples of student jobs and internships include:
Athletic Club of Columbus - Life Guard
Battelle Institute - Wellness Program Intern
Employers’ Association - Wellness Coordinator
Health Fitness Corporation - Health Fitness
Greenswell - Intern
Health Solutions - Health Screening Technician
Healthy Body and Mind LLC - Intern
Nike, Inc. - Running Brand Marketing Intern
Ohio Health - Exercise Physiologist and Cardiac
Rehabilitation
Orthopedic One - Intern
OSU Athletics – Strength & Conditioning Intern,
Sports Performance Intern
Examples of employment within one year:
The Human Form - Trainer
OSU Rec Sports - Outdoor Facility Assistant
Ashland Inc. Medical Affairs - Dublin Fitness
Facility Group Instructor
University of Texas Housing and Food Service Wellness Program Coordinator
OSU LiFE Sports Summer Camp - Health and
Fitness Recreational Leader OSU Rec Sports Balanced Buckeye Prog. Asst., Sport Shop
Supervisor, Welcome Center Supervisor, Crew
Chief, Fitness Instructor
OSU Wexner Medical Center - Exercise
Physiologist Intern
PickFit - Fitness Instructor
Ross Heart Hospital - Intern
Second Sole - Specialty Retail Sales Associate
System of Strength - Trainer, Sports
Performance Area
The Human Form - Intern
Abbott - Consumer Relations and Product
Specialist
OSU Rec Sports - Group Fitness Instructor
OSU Wexner Medical Center - Patient Care
Associate
Nike - Marketing Assistant
Nike - PACE
Professional positions after three to five years with Bachelor’s degree include:
Abbott Nutrition - Clinical Research Associate
Tartan Fields Golf Club - Member Relations
Balanced Yoga Studio - Yoga Instructor
Director
Yoga on High - Yoga Instructor
Case Western Reserve University - Sports
OSU Your Plan for your Health - Benefits and
Information Intern
Communications Specialist
Mount Carmel Health System - Staff RN
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With an advanced degree, some went on to:
Rogue Fitness- International Distribution
Manager
Indiana University Health Center- Dietitian
Kaplan University- Professor
The Ohio State University- Director of the
Dietetic Internship Program
The Ohio State University Total Health and
Wellness Clinic- Registered Dietitian
LA Fitness- Group Fitness Instructor
Get Happy, LLC. - Health and Wellness Coach
Move You Mind- Group Trainer and Personal
Trainer
University of Chicago- Athletic Facilities and
Community Relations Manager
The Ohio State University Wexner Medical
Center, James Cancer Center- Staff Training and
Development Coordinator
Certifications:
American Council on Exercise - ACE Personal
Trainer
American College of Sports Medicine - Health
Fitness Specialist
American Red Cross - CPR
Aerobics and Fitness Association of America
(AFAA) - AFAA Group Fitness Certification
Collaborative Institutional Training InitiativeBiomedical Research
USA Weightlifting- Sport Performance Coach
CrossFit- Level 1 Certificate Holder
Yoga Alliance- Yoga Instructor
American College of Sports Medicine- Personal
Trainer
Mad Dogg Athletics- Spinning Instructor
American Heart Association- Adult and Child
Heartsaver First Aid, CPR, and AED program
Professions other than exercise services include:
Weastec, Inc. - Sales Representative
University of Chicago- Residence Hall Manager
The Columbus Dispatch- Internet Systems Administrator
Nationwide Children’s Hospital- Senior Systems Analyst
Information about pay, job outlook, and work environment
Data for any of the following professional areas may be found at
Possible activities to enhance your hiring potential
Build a LinkedIn profile to 100%
Conduct research with a faculty mentor
Intern at a bank, brokerage, financial services firm
Join a professional association
Lead a related student organization
Master computer application skills
Minor in business, communications, and statistics
Prepare for license exams
Read career periodicals for trends and legislative issues
Volunteer!
Visit the Related Links http://ehe.osu.edu/career-Srvcs./resources/related-links/ page of the College of
Education and Human Ecology Career Services web page for more information regarding Consumer and
Family Financial Services, general career resources, and volunteer opportunities.
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