Occupational Employment Statistics

DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

25-1193 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
First Quarter 2025

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Minnesota	250	6	$83,144.63/yr	$55,446.66/yr	$61,643.46/yr	$78,175.02/yr	$97,637.64/yr	$120,761.54/yr

Leading Industries for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	250	N/A

Other Regional Data for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	2.9%
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	N/A	0.0%
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	10	$70,609.04/yr	8.3%
Northwest Balance of State	10	$76,461.01/yr	N/A
Central Minnesota	20	$72,710.48/yr	0.0%
St Cloud MN MSA	20	$72,708.45/yr	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	50	$65,994.40/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	110	$78,043.17/yr	2.9%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	110	$78,043.17/yr	N/A
Minnesota	250	$78,175.02/yr	3.1%

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Occupations	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2022-2032
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	3,050	$101,035.23/yr	19.2%
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	10	$83,793.72/yr	N/A
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	17,850	$64,858.49/yr	4.1%
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	10,420	$62,546.10/yr	3.8%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	4,720	$72,120.21/yr	3.1%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	740	$81,907.30/yr	4.8%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	90	$81,846.45/yr	1.5%
Health Education Specialists	1,480	$38.07/hr	9.4%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	800	$85,507.73/yr	8.0%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,330	$36.86/hr	5.0%

Task for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Maintain regularly scheduled office hours to advise and assist students.
Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as anatomy, therapeutic recreation, and conditioning theory.
Maintain student attendance records, grades, and other required records.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Advise students on academic and vocational curricula and on career issues.
Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Serve on academic or administrative committees that deal with institutional policies, departmental matters, and academic issues.