New Workforce report indicates a strong outlook on fitness jobs
Lauretta Stace, CEO of Fitness Australia says that if the outlook on fitness instructor and trainer jobs are viewed as a barometer of demand for fitness services, then the coming years are looking strong.
Fitness Australia’s Profile of the Industry Report, focused on the fitness industry workforce, indicates that the number of people employed as a fitness instructor or personal trainer has more than doubled over the past decade.
“There are currently approximately 27,600 people employed as fitness instructors or trainers with predictions for between another 8,000 and 15,000 job openings over a five year period,” says Stace.
The bulk of the workforce growth took place between 2005 and 2010, while growth year to year more recently has been somewhat variable.
• Fitness instructors and trainers working between 25 and 40hrs/week prefer to be working more hours.
• 55% of trainers and instructors work less than 16 hours per week.
• 32% of Exercise Professionals are self-employed.
• The majority of fitness instructors and trainers are aged 25 and 44 years.
• 59% of fitness business owners who are working more than 41hrs/week want to be working less.
• 65% of Exercise Professionals earn less than $40k per annum.
The nature of employment for fitness instructors and personal trainers is exceptionally diverse with respect to employment conditions, hours worked, and income earned. Overall, however, it appears that secure full-time working conditions are rare, that many would prefer to work more hours than they currently are, and that in general it is not a high-income occupation.
There are very few fitness instructors and personal trainers over the age of 44. Increasing employment among this age group could be a useful strategy to grow participation in fitness by older Australians, by giving them greater access to relatable instructors.
Full report Profile of the Australian Fitness Industry Report, Fitness Industry Workforce 2016
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