Vocational Programs for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
279K	$24.65	$51,270

The role of Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors is to instruct or coach groups or individuals in exercise activities for the primary purpose of personal fitness The average annual wage of the occupations is $51,270 and $25 per hour. 5 vocational programs could be taken for the Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors career. Based on BLS data, a total of 279,450 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors is $11,851. The average length of the programs is 333 hours and the average completion time is 22.90 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors Career

The following 5 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching	51	-	-	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	74	-	-	-	-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	59	-	-	120 Hours	39.00 Months
Physical Fitness Technician	108	$11,851	$916	546 Hours	6.80 Months
Yoga Teacher Training/Yoga Therapy	5	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

The following 245 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.