What Can I Do With a Health Sciences Major?

Description of the Major

The health science major is designed for students wishing to pursue careers in health, fitness, and physical education. The program trains students in the basic sciences including biology, chemistry, anatomy and physiology; assessment of health status; the disease process; health, fitness, and physical education; and cardiac and pulmonary assessment and rehabilitation. The health sciences program prepares students for a wide variety of career options and with the current increases in lifestyle related disease and the growing elderly population, health sciences students will be poised to take advantage of new prospects in the health field.

Career Areas

Athletic Training
Cardiac and Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Coaching
Colleges/Universities
Community Organizations
Fitness Clubs/Spas
Hospitals
Nursing
Resident Homes

Sample Job Titles*

Chiropractor
Coach
Doctor
Health Educator
Home Health Aide
Hospital Administrator
Nutritionist
Occupational Therapist
Paramedic
Personal Trainer
Physical Education Teacher
Physical Therapist
Sports Psychologist
*Some careers require additional school or an advanced degree


What recent Johnson State College HSI graduates are doing

Assistant Athletic Director
Certified Athletic Trainer
Chiropractic Physician
Clinical Research Coordinator
Corporative Center Consultant
Diet Therapy Technician
Director of Physical Therapy-Cambridge Physical Therapist
Director of Rehabilitation Service
Emergency Medical Technician
Ergonomic Consultants
Fitness Director
Head Fitness Trainer
Health Consultant/ Certified Aerobic Instructor
Health Food Purchaser
Health Specialist
International Triathlete – Fitness/Nutrition
Manufacturing Fitness Equipment
Massage Therapist
Medical Coder/Tumor Registrar
Medical Office Assistant
Nursing
Occupational Therapist
Office Manager Rehab Dept.
Optometrist
Paraprofessional Educator
Personal Trainer
Physical Education Teacher
Physician’s Assistant
Prosthetic/Orthotist
Radiologist Technologist
Rehabilitation Aide
Researcher/Lecturer Exercise Science
Respiratory Therapist
Rowing Ergometer Technician
Sr. Pharmaceutical Sales Rep

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Skills and personality traits representative of HSI majors

Health Science Majors are helpful, dependable, and humanistic; they like to work in groups and they enjoy curing, training and the developing or enlightening of others. These students are considerate, and optimistic. They are typically genuinely concerned with the welfare of others and enjoy offering assistance whenever possible. These students have good social and interpersonal skills, strong verbal abilities, good listening skills, and elevated interests in the medical field.

Web Links for Health Sciences Majors


American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance

PE Central, The Premier Web Site for Health & Physical    Educators

PELinks4U.com

American College of Sports Medicine

National Strength and Conditioning Association

Society for Integrative & Comparative Biology

Biology Careers

Discover Magazine

The Electronic Zoo

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

Biology Jobs

OneScience.com

Society for Conservation Biology

Bio.com

Science Jobs

American Institute of Biological Sciences

American Society of Human Genetics

Genetic Professionals Information

Biological Science Links