Jobs / Food service, cleaning, and personal care / 39-9031.00
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
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.
- US jobs
- 322,930
- Median wage
- $47,160 a year
- Job family
- Food service, cleaning, and personal care
Can agents do the work of exercise trainers and group fitness instructors?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Food service, cleaning, and personal care: Not yet (first measured in the last 12 months)
Direct benchmarks exist, but agents complete less than 20% of their tasks.
Evidence: BEHAVIOR Challenge 2025, 12.4% of tasks fully completed (Full task success rate).
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 40%Train others on health or medical topicsNot measured
- 14%Develop educational programs, plans, or proceduresNot measured
- 7%Evaluate personnel capabilities or performanceNot measured
- 5%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
- 5%Coordinate group, community, or public activitiesNot measured
- 5%Advise others on products or servicesNot measured
- 5%Administer emergency medical treatmentNot measured
- 3%Maintain safety or securityNot measured
Benchmarks for the job family
These cover work in food service, cleaning, and personal care, not always this occupation's tasks.
Direct evidence
Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.
Also relevant
These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.
- 1735 EloDreamZero (dreaming_zebra) · 24 Sep 2026Unrated
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.
- Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.
- Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.
- Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.
- Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.
- Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.
- Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.
- Explain and enforce safety rules and regulations governing sports, recreational activities, and the use of exercise equipment.
- Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.
- Maintain fitness equipment.
- Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.
- Administer emergency first aid, wrap injuries, treat minor chronic disabilities, or refer injured persons to physicians.
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