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Job outlook for trainers in the United States
Trainer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:
The projected trainer job growth rate is 8% from 2018-2028.
About 28,900 new jobs for trainers are projected over the next decade.
Trainer salaries have increased 6% for trainers in the last 5 years.
There are over 51,179 trainers currently employed in the United States.
There are 40,650 active trainer job openings in the US.
The average trainer salary is $47,574.
Are trainer jobs in demand?
Trainer job and salary trends over time
Trainer jobs over time
Trainer job growth rate over time
Year  | # Of Jobs | % Of Population |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 51,179 | 0.02% |
| 2020 | 48,439 | 0.01% |
| 2019 | 47,588 | 0.01% |
| 2018 | 44,379 | 0.01% |
| 2017 | 42,697 | 0.01% |
Average trainer salary over time
Trainer salary by year
| Year | Avg. Salary | Hourly Rate | % Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $47,574 | $22.87 | +2.4% |
| 2024 | $46,443 | $22.33 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $46,185 | $22.20 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | $45,799 | $22.02 | +2.3% |
| 2021 | $44,782 | $21.53 | +1.4% |
Trainer jobs by state
Most common states for trainers
| Rank | State | Population | # of Jobs | Employment/ 1000ppl |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | 693,972 | 122 | 18% |
| 2 | Delaware | 961,939 | 127 | 13% |
| 3 | Iowa | 3,145,711 | 368 | 12% |
| 4 | Virginia | 8,470,020 | 899 | 11% |
| 5 | Kansas | 2,913,123 | 309 | 11% |
| 6 | Maryland | 6,052,177 | 613 | 10% |
| 7 | Connecticut | 3,588,184 | 351 | 10% |
| 8 | Utah | 3,101,833 | 303 | 10% |
| 9 | Nebraska | 1,920,076 | 185 | 10% |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 1,059,639 | 101 | 10% |
| 11 | North Dakota | 755,393 | 75 | 10% |
| 12 | Illinois | 12,802,023 | 1,130 | 9% |
| 13 | Massachusetts | 6,859,819 | 622 | 9% |
| 14 | Indiana | 6,666,818 | 616 | 9% |
| 15 | Minnesota | 5,576,606 | 521 | 9% |
| 16 | Arkansas | 3,004,279 | 257 | 9% |
| 17 | South Dakota | 869,666 | 74 | 9% |
| 18 | Alaska | 739,795 | 67 | 9% |
| 19 | Wyoming | 579,315 | 55 | 9% |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 12,805,537 | 980 | 8% |
Trainer job outlook: Expert opinions
Our panel of trainer experts
Metropolitan State University of Denver
ASQ
IHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
What general advice would you give to a Trainer?
John John Petrizzo PT, DPT, CSCS: I think that having good people skills will become increasingly important in our field in the next few years. You can be knowledgeable, but if you can't communicate what you know well to others, it is going to hurt your chances of being successful.
What Trainer skills would you recommend for someone trying to advance their career?
John John Petrizzo PT, DPT, CSCS: I would encourage a graduate beginning their career in the field to be open to new opportunities as you never know where they might take you.
What will help Trainers increase their earning potential?
John John Petrizzo PT, DPT, CSCS: There are several things you can do to maximize your salary potential when starting your career in the field. First, I would suggest taking advantage of the fact that there are a lot of job opportunities out there right now. I think it is certainly possible for new graduates to get multiple job offers, so they should take the time to make sure the job they select is the right fit for them. Additionally, for motivated individuals, it is not uncommon for new graduates to be able to work multiple jobs. Personally, I have always maintained some form of part-time work in addition to my full-time job. I do so because I enjoy it, and it allows me to live a little bit more comfortably than if I was reliant on a single source of income. Lastly, I would encourage new graduates to get a good quality certification from a nationally-recognized organization such as the ACSM or the NSCA.
Janos Fustos Ph.D.
ProfessorMetropolitan State University of Denver
Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
What technical skills for a Trainer stand out to employers?
Janos Fustos Ph.D.: These days - since we went to the home office - everybody is looking for solutions that gives more and better support to remote workers. Organizations are looking for options where they can connect back to the organizations'' networks to complete their work. But that means much more work for the IT folks to make that happen and do that safely and securely. That means they are looking for individuals with technical skills that are in or closely related fields: security engineers and analysts, business analysts, data administrators, cloud service operators, network specialists etc.
Also, employers are looking for more experienced professional who can hit the ground running because their needs are more pressing and immediate, so they do not have too much time for training and education. But they are also looking for trainers to better educate users about their working environments and the changing working conditions. Users have to rely a bit more on these trainings because they cannot enjoy the immediate and direct IT support in their homes. In addition to that (or to extend that) helpdesk people are also in high demand who have the technical and also the people's skills to troubleshoot the problems that occur in highly uncertain and diverse environments.
Edwin Garro
ASQ Board of Directors, ASQ Fellow & CEO, PXS, Performance Excellence SolutionASQ
What type of skills will young Trainers need?
Edwin Garro: New graduates will need to bring a combination of soft skills and hard skills to the job market. These are times of uncertainty, and the job market needs new professionals who can embrace uncertainty daily. Attributes such as curiosity, creativity, and good communications are so important that the market begs for people who can enjoy a good challenge, come with a unique solution, and communicate a result in a clear way.
Additionally, respect for all people and humility. New graduates should enter the job market willing to know, understand and accept their peers, bosses, and employees (if they start their careers as new managers or supervisors), and that requires a lot of real listening, an open mind, and "not knowing."
For hard skills, technology is a big part of any profession these times. The required skills are way more than simply a passive use of technology, so being good in apps, specialized software, and hardware is just not enough. New professionals do need to know how to speak with algorithms and to write software code; sooner or later, the ability to write even a small piece of code will come in very handy.
Are there any particularly good places in the United States for Trainers to find work opportunities?
Edwin Garro: One good thing about the quality profession is that quality professionals are needed in all fields, which also affords geographic flexibility. We are much more than quality control: we are continuous improvement, root cause analysis, problem-solving, customer service, product and service design, operational and organizational excellence, quality management, quality assurance, project management, service quality, software quality, government quality, and many other things. Quality is an integral part of every job. The term "quality at the source" refers to a job well done, the first time, all the time.
How do you envision technology impacting Trainers in the next 5 years?
Edwin Garro: We have embraced the practices of Quality, 4.0. Quality 4.0 is a term that references the future of Quality, digital transformation, and organizational excellence within the context of Industry 4.0. Quality professionals can play a vital role in leading their organizations to apply proven quality disciplines to new, digital, and disruptive technologies.
We have identified eleven axes, or actionable items, in adopting Quality 4.0. Each one of them opens into a great deal of current and new careers. They are:
1. Data
2. Analytics
3. Connectivity
4. Collaboration
5. App development
6. Scalability
7. Management systems
8. Compliance
9. Culture
10. Leadership
11. Competency
These validate and confirm that the new job market is a combination of soft and hard skills. A few years back, Quality 4.0 was about the future, and that future is now.
Meredith Poppler
Vice President, CommunicationsIHRSA, The International Health, Racquet & Sportsclub Association
What general advice would you give to a Trainer?
Meredith Poppler: The health and fitness industry was poised to have a record year before the crisis hit. That means that once the crisis is behind us, health and fitness clubs of all types will once again be hiring club managers, trainers, fitness floor supervisors, and more. The workforce has changed in that new hires may be required to do more fitness training online, in addition to in the club. Our job site, healthclubs.com/jobs still has plenty of open positions for club managers, sales and marketing people, coaches and personal trainers. If COVID-19 taught the world anything, it's that a healthy body is of the utmost importance, so people will be looking to their neighborhood fitness centers to get and stay healthy.