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 2023

Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Percentiles
Geography	Employment	Emp SE*	Mean	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	80	17	$85,230.64/yr	$59,988.35/yr	$69,776.64/yr	$80,355.19/yr	$92,782.14/yr	$120,477.22/yr

Leading Industries for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Industry	OES Employment (Statewide)	OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Education and Health Services	210	N/A

Other Regional Data for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Geography	Employment	Median Wage	Projections % Change 2020-2030
Southwest Minnesota	N/A	$71,549.25/yr	N/A
Duluth MN-WI MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grand Forks ND-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Rochester MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
St Cloud MN MSA	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southwest Balance of State	N/A	N/A	N/A
Central Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northeast Minnesota	N/A	N/A	N/A
Southeast Minnesota	N/A	$100,771.87/yr	N/A
Northwest Minnesota	10	$66,619.80/yr	N/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA	30	$70,551.31/yr	N/A
Mankato-North Mankato MN MSA	40	$77,332.30/yr	N/A
Southeast Balance of State	50	$107,260.01/yr	N/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN	80	$80,355.19/yr	2.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA	80	$80,011.46/yr	N/A
Minnesota	210	$83,074.85/yr	3.2%

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Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	20	$64,497.24/yr	N/A
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Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education	9,480	$64,434.93/yr	6.5%
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School	5,270	$64,673.77/yr	6.5%
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	710	$83,002.16/yr	5.1%
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	140	$66,574.11/yr	8.3%
Health Education Specialists	1,940	$30.17/hr	16.2%
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	830	$86,501.69/yr	7.8%
Dietitians and Nutritionists	1,040	$33.22/hr	6.6%

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.