Education
These generalists create an environment that is play-based and experiential; and focus on broad, foundational skills.
Who is an Elementary Education Teacher?
Average National Salary: $62,340
Projected job openings: Slight decline
91,000 (1,422,700)
This HHP graduate is responsible for developing and implementing physical training programs designed to enhance athletic performance and physical fitness, while reducing the chance of injuries.
Who is a Strength and Conditioning Coach?
Average National Salary: $46,180
Job Outlook: Much faster than average
74,200 (370,100)
These biologists may collect and analyze biological data to determine the environmental effects of present and potential use of land and water habitats.
What is a Wildlife Biologist?
Average national salary: $72,860
Job outlook: Slower than average
1,400 (18,200)
These graduates arrange public appearances, lectures, contests, or exhibits for clients to increase product or service awareness or to promote goodwill. Plan or conduct market or public opinion research to test products or determine potential for product success, communicating results to the client or management.
What is a Public Relations Specialist?
Average National Salary: $69,780
Job Outlook: Faster than average
27,600 (315,900)
These artists develop, coordinate, or integrate treatment plans and talk with clients during therapy sessions to build rapport, acknowledge their progress, or reflect upon their reactions to the therapeutic processes.
Who is an Art Therapist?
Advanced degree required
Average National Salary: $65,010
Job Outlook: Much faster than average
4,100 (56,100)
These "specialists" encourage critical thinking, and evaluate outcomes using exams, essays, and large-scale projects.
Who is a Secondary Education Teacher?
Average National Salary: $64,580
Projected Job Openings: Slight decline
66,200 (1,094,500)
These graduates advocate for the health and well being of a specific group of adults by sharing information and designing and presenting programs.
Who are Corporate Wellness Coordinators?
Average National Salary: $61,340
Job Outlook: Much faster than average.
2,100 (25,100)
These graduates with a variety of interests frequently work as patent attorneys, environmental lawyers, or biotech corporate counsel by combining legal training with a deep understanding of complex scientific concepts.
Who is a lawyer?
Advanced degree required
Average national salary: $151,160
Job outlook: average
31,500 (864,800)
Communication graduates who act as consultants to agency staff and other community programs regarding the interpretation of program-related federal, state, and county regulations and policies.
Who are Social and Community Services Managers?
Average National Salary: $78,240
Job Outlook: Faster than average
18,600 (219,800)
ESU Art majors prepare sketches of ideas, detailed drawings, illustrations, artwork, or blueprints, using drafting instruments, paints and brushes, or computer-aided design equipment. Confer with engineering, marketing, production, or sales departments, or with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
Who are Commercial and Industrial Designers?
Average National Salary: $79,450
Job Outlook: Average
2,500 (30,600)
These subject matter experts provide private instruction to an individual or small groups of students to improve academic performance, improve occupational skills, or prepare for academic or occupational tests.
Who is a tutor?
Salary: $40,090
Job Outlook: Slower than average
37,100 (215,000)
These HHP graduates demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.
Who are Personal Trainers?
National Average Salary: $46,180
Job outlook: Much faster than average
74,200 (370,100)
These professionals research, write, and report on scientific topics, discoveries, and research. Their primary role is to translate complex, jargon-heavy scientific data into accessible, engaging stories that the general public can easily understand.
Who is a Science Journalist/Technical Writer?
Major: Biology take lots of writing classes
Average National Salary: $60,280
Job Outlook: slower than average
4,500 (56,400)
These specialists act as the vital link between company leadership and the workforce with duties that include: recruiting, hiring, onboarding, training, performance management, benefits administration, and labor compliance.
Who is a Human Resource professional?
Average National Salary: $72,910
Job Outlook: Faster than average
81,800 (944,300)
These professionals repair, restore, and reassemble artifacts, designing and fabricating missing or broken parts, to restore them to their original appearance and prevent deterioration. Lead tours and teach educational courses to students and the general public.
Who is a Museum Technician or Conservator?
Advanced degree is beneficial
Average National Salary: $47,460
Job Outlook: Faster than average
1,900 (15,700)
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content, and incorporate current technology into instruction in order to provide guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses.
Who is a Curriculum Specialist, Education Specialist or Instructional Designer?
Advanced degree required
Salary: $74,720
Job Outlook: Slower than average
21,900 (232,600)
These professionals are healthcare professionals who help patients with heart and lung conditions recover and manage their health. They create and supervise personalized treatment plans that combine safe, monitored exercise, education on lifestyle changes, and counseling to improve overall quality of life.
Who are Cardiopulmonary Rehabilitation Specialists
Advanced degree required
National average salary: $80,450
Job outlook: Must faster than average
8,800 (139,600)
This biologist conducts scientific, technical, and physical analyses on evidentiary material and analyzes data connected with criminal investigations.
Who is a Forensics Biologist?
Advanced degree required
Average National Salary: $80,000
Job Outlook: Much faster than average
2,900 (20,700)
These graduates coordinate news coverage, conduct interviews, or report stories for television, radio, and/or digital platforms.
Who is a Broadcast Journalist?
Average National Salary: $60,280
Job Outlook: Slight decline
4,100 (49,300)
This Art graduate appraises and estimates the fair value of tangible personal or business property, such as jewelry, art, antiques, and collectibles.
Who is an Appraisers/Provenance Researcher?
Advanced degree required
Average National Salary: $65,420
Job Outlook: Average
6,300 (77,300)
These trainers design and deliver educational programs to employees within an organization.
Who are Corporate Trainers?
Common majors: Education, Instructional Design, Psychology
Average national salary: $65,850
Growth: Much faster than average
43,900 (452,300)
With an advanced degree, these HHP graduates assess, plan, and organize rehabilitative programs that help build or restore vocational, homemaking, and daily living skills, as well as general independence, to persons with disabilities or developmental delays.
Who are Occupational Therapists?
Advanced degree required
National average salary: $98,340
Job outlook: much faster than average
10,200 (160,000)
These scientists test for bacteria, fungi and endotoxins in water to keep manufacturing environments sterile.
What is a Quality Control Microbiologist?
Average national salary: $87,330
Job outlook: Average
10,600 (83,200)
These professionals explore how people use speech, gestures, and writing to navigate power, politics, and everyday social focus on the practical. Their focus is on real-world application of language in human society.
What is a Linguistic Anthropologist?
Advanced degree(s) required
Average National Salary: $64,910
Job Outlook: Average
800 (8,800)
These ESU alumni confer with clients to determine objectives, budget, background information, and presentation approaches, styles, and techniques and manage own accounts and projects, working within budget and scheduling requirements.
Who is an Art Director?
Average National Salary: $11,040
Job Outlook: Average
12,300 (135,000)