Physical Education Teacher
Teaches physical education, sports and health education in schools. Develops students' physical fitness, sports skills and teamwork. Combines athletic expertise with pedagogical knowledge and health education.
- AI exposure
- 45 of 100, moderate exposure
- Hiring trend
- Stable
- Hiring rate
- 40%
The role
What the work is, what it pays, and what it costs you.
At a glance
- Remote friendly
- No
- Freelance potential
- Medium
- Time to senior
- 6 years
A day in the role
Leads a PE class on athletics skills, coaches the school football team after school, organises an inter-house sports competition, and assesses students' fitness levels.
What it pays
Kenyan market, per month- Entry
- KES 30,000-55,000
- Mid
- KES 60,000-120,000
- Senior
- KES 140,000-300,000
Exposure
How much of this a machine can already do, and how that was worked out.
Where this rating sits
1,516 rated careersRated above 57% of the 1,516 careers in the catalogue, which averages 43. Inside education the mean is 49, across 110 careers.
Named task by task
Already automated
- AI-powered fitness tracking and assessment
- Generating training programmes and lesson plans
- Automated sports performance analysis
- AI-assisted health education content
Still human
- Teaching physical education and sports skills
- Organising school sports events and competitions
- Assessing student physical fitness
- Coaching school sports teams
- Promoting health and wellness
- Managing sports equipment and facilities
Task counts
- Displacing
- Minimal — PE is inherently physical
- Augmenting
- AI fitness tracking enhances assessment
- Creating
- AI sports analysis creates new coaching-teaching hybrid roles
Sources
Behind the rating- TSC PE hiring
- Kenya sports sector
- WEF Future of Jobs 2023
Getting in
The routes into the role and what each one asks for.
What to study
8 courses- Certificate in Credit ManagementKsh 24,000a year
- Certificate in Early Childhood EducationKsh 30,000a year
- Certificate in Bridging MathematicsKsh 33,000a year
- Certificate in Teaching International CurriculaKsh 43,000a year
- Certificate in EducationKsh 51,050a year
- Certificate in Basic English LanguageKsh 59,250a year
- Diploma in Pedagogy and InstructionKsh 60,000a year
- Certificate in Baking TechnologyKsh 67,189a year
How people get in
BEd Physical Education
4 yearsHigh cost
BEd PE from Kenyatta University or UoN
Sports Science + teaching certification
4-5 yearsHigh cost
BSc Sports Science plus teaching certification
Who hires
- TSC (Public Schools)
- Private Schools
- International Schools
- Universities
- Sports Academies
Common misconceptions
PE teaching is just playing sports
It requires knowledge of pedagogy, fitness assessment, health education, sports science, coaching methodology and safety management.
What happens next
How the role changes from here, and where it leads.
Growth outlook
- Net demand change
- +5%
- Over
- 2026-2028
- Drivers
- Sports academy growth,School sports investment,Health education focus
- Headwinds
- Limited PE priority in exam-driven culture
What to learn
- AI fitness assessment tools
- Sports performance analytics
- Digital coaching platforms
Kenyan market notes
PE is part of the Kenyan school curriculum. TSC employs PE teachers. Growing sports academy sector. Kenya is known for athletics — growing investment in sports education. International schools have dedicated PE departments. KU and UoN offer PE degree programmes. Salary: entry KES 30,000-55,000, mid KES 60,000-120,000, senior KES 140,000-300,000+ (international schools pay more).
Further reading
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