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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Also filed here: Gym trainer, Fitness trainer, Personal trainer, Yoga teacher, Yoga instructor, Zumba
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AI already performs a large share of the work in this job. Even so, the BLS expects 7.3% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #108 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +7.3% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $47,160 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 388,400 in the US, with about 68,000 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI does this: Train others on health or medical topics37%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,890 Copilot conversations and completed it 95% of the time.
Still yours: Develop educational programs, plans, or procedures15%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Evaluate personnel capabilities or performance13%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Train others to use equipment or products6%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Maintain safety or security4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,066 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Explain regulations, policies, or procedures4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 84 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
Still yours: Administer emergency medical treatment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Distribute materials, supplies, or resources3%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Maintain facilities or equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,312 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
Still yours: Coordinate group, community, or public activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Advise others on products or services2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 42 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Administer therapeutic treatments1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Promote products, services, or programs1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 117 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI does this: Advise patients or clients on medical issues1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 746 Copilot conversations and completed it 96% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 107 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 68,000 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 29% of the workExercise Physiologists33% AI does, against 44% here+12.8% by 2035 · $59,460 · Bachelor’s degree
- Shares 22% of the workPhysical Therapist Assistants3% AI does, against 44% here+23% by 2035 · $68,380 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 22% of the workSelf-Enrichment Teachers25% AI does, against 44% here+3.5% by 2035 · $46,800 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Love front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.12, higher than 39% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 39-9031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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