Personal Trainers

Most personal trainers begin by instructing group fitness classes in a health club. Being a group fitness instructor provides a way to acquire clients for personal training. Trainers who are employed by large fitness centers may be promoted to the position of personal training director. These workers supervise and schedule other personal trainers and manage department budgets. Other personal trainers may choose to branch out and either teach in a client's home or start their own gym that offers personal training.

Top tier trainers have advanced their business by publishing fitness books and speaking to groups, as well as becoming well-known on social media. Personal trainers who gain notoriety through books and celebrity clients, as well as becoming influencers, earn salaries and other income that are much higher than the median for this profession.