Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
29-1128 Exercise Physiologists
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. Excludes “Physical Therapists” (29-1123), “Athletic Trainers” (29-9091), and “Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors” (39-9031).
National estimates for Exercise Physiologists
Industry profile for Exercise Physiologists
Geographic profile for Exercise Physiologists
National estimates for Exercise Physiologists:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Exercise Physiologists:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 6,860 |
3.1 % |
$ 25.98 |
$ 54,030 |
1.1 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Exercise Physiologists:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.76 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 23.05 |
$ 29.22 |
$ 37.00 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,930 |
$ 46,120 |
$ 47,940 |
$ 60,780 |
$ 76,950 |
Industry profile for Exercise Physiologists:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Exercise Physiologists are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Exercise Physiologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Exercise Physiologists:
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Exercise Physiologists:
Top paying industries for Exercise Physiologists:
Geographic profile for Exercise Physiologists:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Exercise Physiologists are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Exercise Physiologists, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Exercise Physiologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
630 |
0.05 |
1.07 |
$ 24.37 |
$ 50,690 |
| Michigan |
510 |
0.13 |
2.57 |
$ 23.96 |
$ 49,840 |
| Florida |
400 |
0.05 |
0.96 |
$ 25.27 |
$ 52,570 |
| Illinois |
370 |
0.07 |
1.36 |
$ 26.72 |
$ 55,580 |
| Colorado |
360 |
0.14 |
2.83 |
(8) |
(8) |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Exercise Physiologists:
Top paying states for Exercise Physiologists:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
180 |
0.01 |
0.23 |
$ 36.56 |
$ 76,040 |
| New York |
180 |
0.02 |
0.42 |
$ 31.46 |
$ 65,450 |
| Connecticut |
60 |
0.04 |
0.77 |
$ 30.66 |
$ 63,770 |
| Minnesota |
180 |
0.06 |
1.32 |
$ 29.98 |
$ 62,350 |
| Massachusetts |
130 |
0.04 |
0.82 |
$ 29.92 |
$ 62,230 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Exercise Physiologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
250 |
0.06 |
1.19 |
$ 28.53 |
$ 59,330 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
240 |
0.14 |
2.79 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
240 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
$ 31.23 |
$ 64,960 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
210 |
0.06 |
1.17 |
$ 24.26 |
$ 50,460 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180 |
0.07 |
1.43 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 61,340 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
140 |
0.05 |
1.10 |
$ 26.30 |
$ 54,700 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
140 |
0.05 |
0.97 |
$ 26.69 |
$ 55,510 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
120 |
0.05 |
0.94 |
$ 30.03 |
$ 62,460 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
120 |
0.08 |
1.62 |
$ 26.41 |
$ 54,930 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
120 |
0.05 |
0.96 |
$ 25.40 |
$ 52,820 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Exercise Physiologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Fort Collins, CO |
50 |
0.31 |
6.38 |
$ 28.57 |
$ 59,430 |
| Ann Arbor, MI |
60 |
0.28 |
5.77 |
$ 25.13 |
$ 52,260 |
| Boise City, ID |
70 |
0.19 |
3.99 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI |
240 |
0.14 |
2.79 |
$ 23.64 |
$ 49,180 |
| Madison, WI |
50 |
0.13 |
2.64 |
$ 27.87 |
$ 57,960 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
80 |
0.12 |
2.37 |
$ 23.52 |
$ 48,930 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
90 |
0.11 |
2.27 |
$ 26.32 |
$ 54,750 |
| Columbia, SC |
40 |
0.11 |
2.27 |
$ 23.48 |
$ 48,830 |
| Richmond, VA |
70 |
0.11 |
2.20 |
$ 28.03 |
$ 58,300 |
| Jacksonville, FL |
60 |
0.08 |
1.73 |
$ 23.01 |
$ 47,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Exercise Physiologists:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
80 |
0.01 |
0.29 |
$ 36.76 |
$ 76,450 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
240 |
0.03 |
0.57 |
$ 31.23 |
$ 64,960 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 30.53 |
$ 63,500 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
110 |
0.06 |
1.20 |
$ 30.50 |
$ 63,440 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
120 |
0.05 |
0.94 |
$ 30.03 |
$ 62,460 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN |
70 |
0.07 |
1.35 |
$ 29.84 |
$ 62,060 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
180 |
0.07 |
1.43 |
$ 29.49 |
$ 61,340 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
40 |
0.04 |
0.73 |
$ 29.34 |
$ 61,020 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH |
40 |
0.04 |
0.79 |
$ 28.94 |
$ 60,200 |
| Fort Collins, CO |
50 |
0.31 |
6.38 |
$ 28.57 |
$ 59,430 |
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
