CEPA 2020 Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice Survey
Publication Date
3-10-2022
Faculty Department
Department of Kinesiology
Document Type
Article
Abstract
Background:
The Clinical Exercise Physiology Association first conducted a clinical exercise physiology practice survey in 2010, with a goal to repeat it every 5 y. The purpose of this survey was to collect updated data on employment, including salary, scope of work, patient population, and job responsibilities among practicing clinical exercise physiologists (CEP).
Methods:
The 2020 survey was disseminated by email and through social media to attract a wide range of individuals who reported working as a CEP.
Results:
In total, data from 776 individuals who responded to the survey were analyzed, which is less participants than in the 2010 and 2015 surveys. The median salary was $56,251, $7,500 higher than that of 2015. Those with a master's degree and clinical certification had higher median salaries compared with those without certification. There was a difference in median salary by sex, with women earning $7,500 less than men did. When mean hourly salary was adjusted for years of experience and academic degree, the difference by sex remained.
Conclusion:
Median salary for CEPs surveyed increased between 2015 and 2020. Data revealed benefits from obtaining a clinical certification and an advanced degree for greater compensation. Data also show a discrepancy in salary based on sex. It is unclear how the ongoing coronavirus pandemic affected the current survey results.
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Recommended Citation
Hargens, Trent A.; Richardson, Laura A.; Brawner, Clinton A.; Perry, Diane; Verrill, David E.; Porcari, John; and Kerrigan, Dennis J., "CEPA 2020 Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice Survey" (2022). Faculty Scholarship. 57.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/faculty-submissions/57
