GraduateSmart
GraduateSmart
$76K/yr
Average Salary
4 years
Years of Education
-2%
Job Growth
280K+
Total Jobs
Teach students about physical fitness, health, and sports. Classed with secondary school teachers outside special and career/technical education, who deliver one or more subjects at the secondary level.
$47K
Starting
$76K
Average
$105K
Senior
High School Diploma or GED
Foundation requirement for all pathways
Bachelor's Degree in Kinesiology
Typically 4 years
Start your career
Entry-level positions and internships
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Praxis Subject Assessments
Required to practiceETS
Field
Sports & Fitness
Required Degree
Bachelor's Degree
Time in School
4 years
Job Demand
10-Year Job Growth
-2%
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Create free account →Federal labor-market data for Physical Education Teacher
Pay range
$47K–$105K
10th–90th percentile
Job growth
-2%
projected 2024–2034
Number of jobs
280K
in 2024
Decline
Demand expected to decrease. Projected to shrink from 280K to 274K jobs by 2034.
Typical duties
Read the full duties, work environment, and education requirements on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Open BLS page →
No PE-specific SOC. PE teachers roll into K-12 SOCs by grade level (25-2021 elem, 25-2022 middle, 25-2031 HS). Used HS as primary.