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Personal trainer

Find out more about working as a personal trainer and the possible pathways to job opportunities.

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Personal trainers help clients reach health and fitness goals. Victorians are getting more health conscious, so trainers are in demand.

Find out what a personal trainer does and the related Vocational Education and Training (VET) courses and pathways you can take to secure a job.

What is a personal trainer?

Personal trainers support clients with fitness coaching and mentoring. You can help clients set and achieve goals. You might work with groups or individual clients in a gym, fitness centre, a park or in their home.

If you’re a good communicator and into fitness, this job might be for you.

Find out more about personal trainers and these related jobs on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

Explore these related TAFE and training courses on the Victorian Skills Gateway(opens in a new window):

You may be eligible for government funding to help pay for your course.

Median salary

The median weekly earnings for fitness instructors in Australia is $1,288.

Source: Jobs and Skills Australia(opens in a new window)

Note this salary is current as of January 2025 and is indicative only. A range of salaries apply to different roles across the industry.

Job demand in Victoria

Below are the projected employment for fitness instructor jobs in Victoria. Figures show the number of workers in 2024 and the new workers expected to enter the workforce by 2027 and 2034.

‘New workers expected’ accounts for workers adding new jobs to the economy and replacing retirees over the next 3 and 10 years. These projections are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.

Specific data is not available for personal trainers.

Region Workers 2024 New workers expected by 2027 New workers expected by 2034
Victoria 9,163 310 1,729
Melbourne – inner metropolitan 1,406 77 330
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan 1,036 19 136
Melbourne – southern metropolitan 1,403 27 208
Melbourne – northern metropolitan 1,154 52 287
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan 1,382 21 186
Melbourne – western metropolitan 958 63 290
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) 207 <10 36
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) 314 <10 57
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) 578 30 126
Gippsland 292 <10 36
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) 36 <10 <10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) 57 <10 <10
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) 122 <10 15
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) 117 <10 12
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) 100 <10 <10

Source: Victorian Skills Authority Employment Projections Dashboard

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Updated 23 January 2025

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