Occupation salary profile

Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

SOC 25-1193 BLS OEWS May 2025 H-1B LCAs, last 12 months

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.

National median · BLS
$77,270
▲ +1.82% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
$75,348
▲ +7.64% YoY · 94 LCAs
Average salary · BLS
$86,620
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
12,630
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Pay range for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation; H-1B covers 94 certified Labor Condition Applications filed by sponsoring employers in the last 12 months.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS) H-1B sponsored
10th — entry pay$44,900$55,150
25th$59,990$65,355
Median (50th)$77,270$75,348
75th$101,450$86,866
90th — top pay$134,890$100,232
H-1B sponsors pay a median of $75,348 for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary — 2.5% below the BLS national median of $77,270.

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

BLS projects employment of recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary to grow 2.2% from 2025 to 2035, slower than the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 1,000 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
15,200 → 15,600
+300 jobs
Projected change
+2.2%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
1,000
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree
No related experience required
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 5)
Extensive Preparation Needed. Most of these occupations require graduate school. For example, they may require a master's degree, and some require a Ph.D., M.D., or J.D. (law degree).
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need a doctoral or professional degree →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035 · BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook →

H-1B sponsored pay

Pay by H-1B wage level

Employers assign every H-1B filing a Department of Labor prevailing-wage level, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). Pay rises steeply with level.

H-1B median $75,348
Change vs prior year +7.64%
After inflation (CPI-U) +4.37%
Wage level LCAs Share P25 Median P75
Level I 49 52.1% $61,985 $75,000 $85,217
Level II 14 14.9% $66,725 $74,500 $78,393
H-1B job titles

Salaries by job title in Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

The 1 most-filed job titles inside SOC 25-1193, from 94 H-1B filings. Seniority words and level numbers are grouped (“Senior Data Engineer II” counts as Data Engineer). Tap a title for its full range, wage levels and the exact titles employers used.

Job title LCAs Share P25 Median P75 YoY
Assistant Professor 47 50% $66,000 $76,844 $90,000 -5.13%

Titles are cleaned from the employer's own LCA text (codes and typos removed, nothing invented). Rows need 10+ filings in this SOC.

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Instructing4.1
  • Speaking4.1
  • Active Listening4.0
  • Learning Strategies4.0
  • Reading Comprehension4.0
  • Writing4.0
  • Critical Thinking3.9
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.8
  • Monitoring3.8
  • Time Management3.8
Top knowledge areas
  • Education and Training4.7
  • English Language4.1
  • Computers and Electronics3.6
  • Psychology3.6
  • Biology3.5
  • Customer and Personal Service3.4
  • Administration and Management3.3
  • Mathematics3.3
Software and technology used
Learning management system LMSFacebookGoogle DocsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareMicrosoft OutlookMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ProjectMicrosoft WordBlackboard LearnCollaborative editing softwareCourse management system softwareDartfish ProSuiteDesire2Learn LMS softwareDOC CopEmail softwareImage scanning softwareiParadigms Turnitin

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary do

  • 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.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
Also called
Health and Physical Education Professor (HPE Professor)InstructorPhysical Education Professor (PE Professor)ProfessorAdjunct ProfessorAssistant ProfessorAssociate ProfessorHealth and Human Performance ProfessorHealth, Physical Education, and Recreation Professor (HPER Professor)Kinesiology Professor
More job titles for this occupation (29)
Adjunct InstructorAquatic InstructorAthletic InstructorCollege Faculty MemberCollege ProfessorEducation Programs ProfessionalExercise InstructorExercise Science InstructorExercise Science ProfessorExercise TeacherFitness and Wellness InstructorFitness InstructorFitness Studies TeacherGymnasium TeacherHealth and Physical Education Instructor (HPE Instructor)Health Fitness ProfessionalHealth ProfessorHuman Performance ProfessorLeisure Studies ProfessorPhysical Education Instructor (PE Instructor)Physical Education Teacher (PE Teacher)Physical Fitness TeacherRecreation ProfessorRecreation TeacherSports Management ProfessorTeacherUniversity Faculty MemberWellness and Activities InstructorWellness Instructor

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.