Education
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Provide individualized physical education instruction or services to children, youth, or adults with exceptional physical needs due to gross motor developmental delays or other impairments.
Median salary (BLS)
$76,580
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$48k – $120k
Job outlook
+1% (about average)
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $85,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Education
Typical entry: Master's degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Entry / Junior
$48,440
~2 yrs to advance
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Established
$76,580
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Adapted Physical Education Specialists
Senior
$98,330
Key skills
A typical day
- •Adapt instructional techniques to the age and skill levels of students.
- •Instruct students, using adapted physical education techniques, to improve physical fitness, gross motor skills, perceptual motor skills, or sports and game achievement.
- •Provide individual or small groups of students with adapted physical education instruction that meets desired physical needs or goals.
- •Provide students positive feedback to encourage them and help them develop an appreciation for physical education.
- •Establish and maintain standards of behavior to create safe, orderly, and effective environments for learning.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Education
Explore all- University of Michigan18% admit · $87,000 grad pay
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill19% admit · $73,000 grad pay
- University of Wisconsin–Madison49% admit · $72,000 grad pay
- Vanderbilt University7% admit · $88,000 grad pay
- University of Virginia19% admit · $85,000 grad pay
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