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Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$77,270
United States, 2025
Employment
12,630
United States, 2025
Typical education
Doctoral Degree
Job Zone 5
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.
- O*NET code
- 25-1193.00
- Job zone
- 5
- Experience required
- Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years
Typical tasks
- Participate in campus and community events.
- Prepare students to act as sports coaches.
- Act as advisers to student organizations.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$44,900
25th percentile
$59,990
75th percentile
$101,450
90th percentile
$134,890
Most important skills
- Speaking4.1
- Instructing4.1
- Writing4.0
- Reading Comprehension4.0
- Active Listening4.0
- Learning Strategies4.0
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Judgment and Decision Making3.8
- Time Management3.8
- Monitoring3.8
- Complex Problem Solving3.6
- Active Learning3.4
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructing | 4.1 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.0 | 4.3 | Not selected | 4.3 |
| Speaking | 4.1 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Writing | 4.0 | 4.1 | Not selected | 4.1 |
| Active Listening | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Learning Strategies | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.8 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.8 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Active Learning | 3.4 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Time Management | 3.8 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.6 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.1 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Persuasion | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Negotiation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Service Orientation | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, PostsecondaryHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside, CA | $159,690 | 170 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | $137,850 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,190 | 200 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | $131,850 | 60 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $130,420 | 160 | 2025 |
| CA | $127,780 | 1,950 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $106,660 | 770 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $101,550 | 80 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | $99,340 | 90 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | $98,230 | 60 | 2025 |
| MD | $97,640 | 90 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | $92,910 | 30 | 2025 |
| MA | $87,960 | 290 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | $84,820 | 40 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | $84,190 | 30 | 2025 |
| MI | $83,690 | 320 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $83,600 | 240 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $83,410 | 160 | 2025 |
| WY | $83,260 | 30 | 2025 |
| PA | $83,150 | 640 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.