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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors

The short answer

This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 5,793 openings expected each year.

Step 1

Where your job stands

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.

How much AI could touch this job

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Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.

What this means

Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.

Step 2

What AI can and can’t help with in this job

This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.

AI can help with or automate about 5% of the tasks in this job.

Tasks AI can help with or automate

  1. Promote health clubs through membership sales, and record member information.

    AI could help, but needs extra software

Tasks AI can't do much of

  1. Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  2. Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  3. Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  4. Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

  5. Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.

    AI is unlikely to speed this up

Step 3

Jobs you could switch to

If you're thinking about a change, these are jobs your experience already fits—related work you could move into. Pick your area to see local options.

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The closest matches by the skills they use—each has projected openings in New York State, pays within reach of your job now, and is no more exposed to AI than your job. Each card shows what the move would take.

  • Animal Trainers

    Very similar work
    +4% pay413 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job now

    Pays about 4% more—$50,030 vs your $48,284 here.

    What the move takes

    Usually requires a high school diploma or equivalent, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.

    Getting ready typically takes up to about a year.

    Skills you already have

    • Customer and Personal Service
    • Education and Training
    • Oral Expression
    • Psychology
    • Instructing

    New skills to build

    • Response Orientation
    • Problem Sensitivity
    • Reaction Time
    • Control Precision