Week 3 Blog: Careers

After graduating high school, I would like to attend a 4-year college, preferably somewhere with a strong emphasis on student life and a student-oriented community. I hope to major in kinesiology or exercise science.

Here are 3 Careers that can branch off of either of those two majors listed above:

Personal Trainer:

- Most personal trainers begin with a starting salary of $20,000 dollars depending on the location and facility. The top 10% earn more than $60,000 per year based on successful clients and marketing of their business. Many trainers earn a bigger salary when connected to a larger facility or resort due to  more wealth distribution throughout that specific community.

- The salary differs due to the population increase. For instance, a personal trainer would have a lot more clients in an urban area, rather than a rural area where few people have access or need a trainer. With more people in a community, word of mouth can spread a lot easier about the success or appeal to the personal trainer, thus resulting in more clients.

- The basis of education to become a personal trainer is a high school diploma. From there, many employers require certifications in CPR and a college diploma. Depending on the employer, some companies require certification in personal training coaching and a degree in exercise science.

- Personality type: Genuine interest in health/fitness, motivated, goal-oriented, patience

Sports Nutritionist:

- Nutritionist working in the field 5 years or less make an average of $55,000 a year. Dietitians in management/business earn more than $80,000 a year

- Geographic locations that have a heavy emphasis on sports in the community tend to look for/hire sports nutritionists for club teams/professional. Most states with professional sports teams need nutritionists for their athletes and are willing to pay a heavier salary than a local/community nutritionist would make.
- Education: B.A./ Masters in dietetics, sports nutrition, etc.
- Personality type: organized, aptitude for science, care for others, excellent communication skills

Sports Chiropractor:
- Avg  Salary: $70,000, many urban areas such as SF have a bigger population, resulting in more clients and easy access to facilities. If it is a self-employed business, chiropractors often need to advertise their business with an accessible location.
- Education: 4 year Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), degree in Anatomy, license from National Board of Chiropractic examiners
- Personality: empathy, detail oriented, interest in lifelong learning, interpersonal