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.
322,930 people do this job in the US. $47,160 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
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- 33%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 0%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 49%. Today's estimate: 56%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 20 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan routines, choose appropriate music, and choose different movements for each set of muscles, depending on participants' capabilities and limitations.Done daily by most who do it. | 23% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.5 h | 87%Half by now | |
| Evaluate individuals' abilities, needs, and physical conditions, and develop suitable training programs to meet any special requirements.Done daily by most who do it. | 21% | 1.3 h25 min to 2.1 h | 92%Half by now | |
| Plan physical education programs to promote development of participants' physical attributes and social skills.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 10% | 2.5 h50 min to 6.7 h | 46%Half by Oct 2026 | |
| Monitor participants' progress and adapt programs as needed.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Instruct participants in maintaining exertion levels to maximize benefits from exercise routines.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 5% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Maintain fitness equipment.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 38 min13 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide students with information and resources regarding nutrition, weight control, and lifestyle issues.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Conduct therapeutic, recreational, or athletic activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Offer alternatives during classes to accommodate different levels of fitness.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 10 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Teach and demonstrate use of gymnastic and training equipment, such as trampolines and weights.Done several times a day by most who do it. | 4% | 17 min8 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Observe participants and inform them of corrective measures necessary for skill improvement.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 7 min3 min to 13 min | Stays with people | |
| Teach proper breathing techniques used during physical exertion.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
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