Adapted Physical Education Specialists

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Job Outlook:
None
Education: Bachelor's degree
Salary
High: $121,850.00
Average: $74,310.00

What they do:

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.

On the job, you would:

  • 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.

Personality

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Characteristics of this Career

93% Adaptability/Flexibility  -  Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace.
92% Cooperation  -  Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude.
89% Dependability  -  Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations.
89% Integrity  -  Job requires being honest and ethical.
89% Concern for Others  -  Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job.
88% Initiative  -  Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges.
85% Persistence  -  Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles.
83% Self-Control  -  Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations.
83% Leadership  -  Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction.
82% Innovation  -  Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems.
78% Independence  -  Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done.
77% Achievement/Effort  -  Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks.
77% Stress Tolerance  -  Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations.
76% Attention to Detail  -  Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks.
76% Social Orientation  -  Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job.
72% Analytical Thinking  -  Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Strengths

100% Social  -  Work involves helping, teaching, advising, assisting, or providing service to others. Social occupations are often associated with social, health care, personal service, teaching/education, or religious activities.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Values of the Work Environment

100% Relationships  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
83% Achievement  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
67% Independence  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
61% Support  -  Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.

Aptitude

A3 Your Strengths Importance

Abilities | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

78% Oral Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
75% Oral Comprehension  -  The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
72% Deductive Reasoning  -  The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
72% Near Vision  -  The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
72% Problem Sensitivity  -  The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
72% Written Expression  -  The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
72% Written Comprehension  -  The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
69% Speech Clarity  -  The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
69% Speech Recognition  -  The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
60% Fluency of Ideas  -  The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a topic (the number of ideas is important, not their quality, correctness, or creativity).
60% Inductive Reasoning  -  The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
56% Originality  -  The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem.
56% Information Ordering  -  The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
53% Far Vision  -  The ability to see details at a distance.
53% Selective Attention  -  The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
53% Flexibility of Closure  -  The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
A3 Your Strengths Importance

Skills | Cognitive, Physical, Personality

59% Active Listening  -  Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
59% Social Perceptiveness  -  Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
57% Learning Strategies  -  Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
57% Speaking  -  Talking to others to convey information effectively.
57% Reading Comprehension  -  Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
55% Coordination  -  Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
55% Judgment and Decision Making  -  Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
55% Writing  -  Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
55% Critical Thinking  -  Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
55% Active Learning  -  Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
55% Monitoring  -  Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
54% Service Orientation  -  Actively looking for ways to help people.
52% Instructing  -  Teaching others how to do something.
52% Persuasion  -  Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Job Details

Responsibilities
Determine operational compliance with regulations or standards.
Evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
Order instructional or library materials or equipment.
Prepare reports detailing student activities or performance.
Attend training sessions or professional meetings to develop or maintain professional knowledge.
Develop strategies or programs for students with special needs.
Encourage students.
Teach physical education.
Document lesson plans.
Maintain student records.
Maintain inventories of materials, equipment, or products.
Assess educational needs of students.
Establish rules or policies governing student behavior.
Discuss problems or issues with supervisors.
Discuss student progress with parents or guardians.
Administer tests to assess educational needs or progress.
Assess educational needs of students.
Advise educators on curricula, instructional methods, or policies.
Modify teaching methods or materials to accommodate student needs.
Assist students with special educational needs.
Teach physical education.
Collaborate with other professionals to develop education or assistance programs.
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Attributes & Percentage of Time Spent

95% Face-to-Face Discussions  -  How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job?
94% Electronic Mail  -  How often do you use electronic mail in this job?
92% Physical Proximity  -  To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people?
89% Freedom to Make Decisions  -  How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer?
88% Structured versus Unstructured Work  -  To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals?
86% Work With Work Group or Team  -  How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job?
86% Spend Time Standing  -  How much does this job require standing?
85% Contact With Others  -  How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it?
73% Spend Time Walking and Running  -  How much does this job require walking and running?
72% Indoors, Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in environmentally controlled conditions?
70% Responsible for Others' Health and Safety  -  How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job?
69% Coordinate or Lead Others  -  How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job?
64% Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable  -  How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable?
62% Telephone  -  How often do you have telephone conversations in this job?
62% Frequency of Decision Making  -  How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization?
60% Time Pressure  -  How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines?
59% Responsibility for Outcomes and Results  -  How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
58% Deal With External Customers  -  How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job?
58% Public Speaking  -  How often do you have to perform public speaking in this job?
57% Frequency of Conflict Situations  -  How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job?
56% Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People  -  How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
56% Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled  -  How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)?
55% Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results  -  What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer?
54% Outdoors, Exposed to Weather  -  How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions?
54% Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body  -  How much does this job require bending or twisting your body?
53% Deal With Physically Aggressive People  -  How frequently does this job require the worker to deal with physical aggression of violent individuals?
51% Letters and Memos  -  How often does the job require written letters and memos?
62% Duration of Typical Work Week  -  Number of hours typically worked in one week.
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Tasks & Values

87% Performing General Physical Activities  -  Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials.
85% Assisting and Caring for Others  -  Providing personal assistance, medical attention, emotional support, or other personal care to others such as coworkers, customers, or patients.
77% Getting Information  -  Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
76% Thinking Creatively  -  Developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
76% Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates  -  Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.
76% Developing Objectives and Strategies  -  Establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
75% Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships  -  Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time.
75% Making Decisions and Solving Problems  -  Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems.
75% Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work  -  Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work.
73% Documenting/Recording Information  -  Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.
69% Coaching and Developing Others  -  Identifying the developmental needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
67% Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates  -  Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
66% Training and Teaching Others  -  Identifying the educational needs of others, developing formal educational or training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
66% Handling and Moving Objects  -  Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.
64% Developing and Building Teams  -  Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
64% Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events  -  Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events.
63% Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards  -  Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.
63% Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge  -  Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job.
63% Providing Consultation and Advice to Others  -  Providing guidance and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-, or process-related topics.
60% Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings  -  Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems.
60% Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People  -  Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
57% Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others  -  Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be used.
57% Scheduling Work and Activities  -  Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others.
56% Working with Computers  -  Using computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to program, write software, set up functions, enter data, or process information.
55% Performing for or Working Directly with the Public  -  Performing for people or dealing directly with the public. This includes serving customers in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
55% Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others  -  Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks.
54% Analyzing Data or Information  -  Identifying the underlying principles, reasons, or facts of information by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
51% Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others  -  Handling complaints, settling disputes, and resolving grievances and conflicts, or otherwise negotiating with others.

Getting Started

Education:
38%
Bachelor's Degree
33%
Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master.

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