Job Demand: High
Average weekly wage: $1,100
Where you could work:
Physiotherapy Clinics - Pogo Physio, All Sports Physiotherapists
Hospitals - Gold Coast University Hospital
Sporting Clubs - Gold Coast Titans, Gold Coast Suns
Exercise Physiologists do the following tasks:
- Conduct assessments specific to an athlete's sport to determine how to improve sporting performance
- Devise treatment and exercise programmes that support athletes' preparation and recovery, and help them return to training or competition
- Conduct research, make observations and interpret data in relation to sporting performances, and communicate findings to officials, athletes, coaches and other support staff
- Design or assist in developing training programmes for sportspeople to improve sporting performance and reduce the risk of injury
- Refer clients to sports medicine physicians and other health professionals such as physiotherapists, dietitians, sports psychologists and podiatrists
- Work as part of the athlete's support team to develop the athlete's performance