Jobs in Health, Exercise and Sports Science

Health, Exercise and Sports Science (HESS) is the study of immediate and long-term effects of physical activity on the body. As health, exercise and sports science majors, students are prepared for a wide array of potential careers as well as graduate study. 

Examples of careers in health, exercise, and sports science:

• Exercise physiologist
• Fitness center manager
• Personal trainer
• Physical education teacher
• Community program director
• Recreation and sports director
• Sports administrator
• Sports coach
• Sports development officer
• Sports therapist

   

Jobs in health, exercise and sports science held by recent graduates:

• Teacher and head basketball coach, Heritage High School, Wake County
• Elementary physical education teacher, Wake Forest University
• Middle school health and physical education teacher, Leesville Road Middle School, Wake County
• Health and physical education teacher, Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School, Wake County
• Health and physical education teacher, Northern Vance High School, Granville County
• Health and physical education teacher, East Lee Middle School, Lee County
• Cannon Online Learning Designer, Athens, Ga.
• Program Manager, Merck’s Health Matters Fitness Center, West Point, Pa.
• Personal trainer, Raleigh, N.C.
• Supervisor, Raleigh Parks and Recreation, Raleigh, N.C.

   

Graduate programs attended by recent graduates:

• Doctorate of Physical Therapy – Elon University
• Doctorate of Physical Therapy – Winston Salem State University
• Master’s Degree in Health Education, East Carolina University
• Master’s Degree in Exercise Physiology, UNC-Chapel Hill
• Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy, Old Dominion University
• Master’s Degree in Exercise Science, UNC-Charlotte
• Master’s Degree in Physical Education, University of Georgia
• Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology, University of Georgia