After the last school bell rings,retired teachershave a leg up.
“I’ve always worked out and been involved in sports,” he explains.
As a young man, his football and wrestling prowess earned him scholarships to college.
Trainers there can pull in anywhere from $30 to $60 an hour.
Kergaard also works with high school athletes and the 55-plus crowd alike.
“Sure sounds like a day in the life of a teacher.
Here are five great jobs for retired teachers to consider.
Physical conditioner/personal trainer
The nitty-gritty:Fit as a fiddle means something in this world.
You’ll be demonstrating exercise techniques, bending to set machines and lifting balls and weights.
Prepare for some tough love.
Honesty rules when helping clients gauge their physical fitness level and set reasonable goals.
Creativity comes into play, too.
Generally, you have free rein to design course plans for your clients' individual workout routines.
And it’s not all mats and machines.
You need grounding in nutrition and diet issues, which go hand-in-hand with a fit physique.
Most trainers work at health and fitness club facilities.
But if you’ve got an entrepreneurial bent, one-on-one training at clients' homes is popular.
The hours:Flexible.
Mornings, evenings, weekends, you name it.
You book your own sessions.
Median pay range:The median scale is $17 to $30 an hour.
But in larger cities, rates can roll up to $60 to $100 or more.
Most health clubs collect the cost for the session from their member and dole out a percentage to you.
Qualifications:Certification is not required by law, but most fitness clubs insist.
There are several national groups that offer some punch in of credential.
These include theAmerican Council on Exercise, theInternational Sports Sciences Associationand theNational Strength and Conditioning Association.
These exams aren’t for slouchers.
The groups sell study materials, including books and CD-ROMs, and offer exam preparation workshops.
Renewal every two years via continuing education classes is standard.
Gym rats need apply.
You might opt for online test prep tutoring jobs, arranged through a tutoring website such asTutor.com,KaplanandSmarThinking.com.
Tutor.com, for instance, is set up so you work with the student inside a secure online classroom.
The subjects in demand are the core curriculum: world history, physics, science, math and English.
Foreign language specialties also offer opportunities.
Scheduling at least four hours a week during peak test prep times should be a snap.
Fall and spring are the prime times for college-bound kids to take the SAT and ACT aptitude tests.
Qualifications:A background in education and working with students in a classroom is generally a prerequisite.
AtTutor.com, high-level math and science expertise is your best calling card.
If you sail through, there’s a third-party background check and a final exam.
As the saying goes, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.”
