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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

Human Services · Personal Care Services

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 39-9031.00

Pay and outlook shown for

$45,640
median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$23k10th$46kMedian$76k90th
Wage percentiles: 10th $22,920, 25th $30,150, Median $45,640, 75th $58,860, 90th $75,960

New workers start near $22,920; experienced workers reach $75,960. About 1,720 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

Alamo region (San Antonio and 12 surrounding counties), Texas Workforce Commission projection 2024 to 2034; U.S. figures from the BLS.

Employment change
+20.6%
Alamo region, 1,932 to 2,329 jobs · U.S. +12%
Openings a year
419
in the Alamo region, from growth and people leaving · U.S. 74,200
Employed in 2024
1,932
in the Alamo region · U.S. 370,100

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Short-term on-the-job training

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

4 programs, with the college that teaches each.

  1. Kinesiology

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  2. Kinesiology & Health

    Degree · Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  3. Kinesiology

    Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

  4. Kinesiology

    Transfer pre-major · Health & Biosciences

Apply to Alamo Colleges

Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

  1. Instructing3.6
  2. Service Orientation3.3
  3. Speaking3.3
  4. Learning Strategies3.6
  5. Monitoring3.6
  6. Active Listening3.3
  7. Social Perceptiveness3.3
  8. Critical Thinking3.1

What the work is

Instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness. Demonstrate techniques and form, observe participants, and explain to them corrective measures necessary to improve their skills. Develop and implement individualized approaches to exercise.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

  1. High school or less14%
  2. Certificate57%
  3. Some college5%
  4. Associate degree10%
  5. Bachelor's degree10%
  6. Master's degree5%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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