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Also called applied exercise physiologist, cardiac exercise physiologist, cardiac rehabilitation exercise physiologist and certified exercise physiologist.
$59,460
Median pay a year
8,560
People do this work
6
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Exercise Physiologist
1 certification
Summary
Exercise physiologist assessing and planning fitness programs to enhance cardiorespiratory function, body composition, and muscular strength, while providing emergency care and educating participants on performance techniques
Experience
Exercise Physiologist
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Developed exercise programs to improve participant strength, flexibility, endurance, or circulatory functioning
Provided emergency medical care to participants with symptoms of physical distress
Demonstrated correct use of exercise equipment and performance of exercise routines
Prescribed individualized exercise programs, specifying equipment such as treadmills and exercise bicycles
Educated athletes on techniques to improve performance, including heart rate monitoring and hydration strategies
Interviewed participants to obtain medical history and assess individual goals
Skills
Core Skills
Testing heart or lung function, Operating medical instruments, Maintaining medical equipment, Collecting medical professionals, Conducting research, Monitoring activities, Measuring physical attributes, Evaluating employee performance, Teaching health management classes
Checking & Planning
Testing biological specimens
Education
Bachelor's Degree Your college, Year
Certifications & Licenses
State license for this work Your state board, Year
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Developed exercise programs to improve participant strengthProvided emergency medical care to distressed participantsDemonstrated correct use of exercise equipmentRecommended methods to increase lifestyle physical activityInterpreted participant data to evaluate program progressPrescribed individualized exercise programs with specific equipment
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Developed exercise programs to improve participant strength and overall fitness
Showed proper use of exercise equipment to ensure participant safety and effectiveness
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Developed exercise programs to improve strength and overall fitness for several participants each month
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Several participants each monthA diverse group of individualsMultiple clients at once
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Mention if you provided training to any staff or participants
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Showed proper use of exercise equipment to ensure participant safety and effectiveness
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Trained new staff on equipment useInstructed participants on safe practicesGuided interns during their training
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Testing heart or lung function
Operating medical instruments
Maintaining medical equipment
Teaching health management classes
Collecting medical professionals
Conducting research
Monitoring activities
Testing biological specimens
Measuring physical attributes
Evaluating employee performance
Evaluating health
Analyzing quantitative data
The work itself
What an Exercise Physiologist does
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Assess, plan, or implement fitness programs that include exercise or physical activities such as those designed to improve cardiorespiratory function, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, or flexibility.
What it pays
How much does an Exercise Physiologist make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$49,620
Median
$59,460
75th percentile
$67,230
About 8,560 people do this work in the United States.
This page is about the occupation Exercise Physiologists. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.