Fitness trainers rate their happiness above average.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, fitness trainers rate their career happiness 3.6 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 26% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy fitness trainers are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Athlete | 4.2 | $77k |
| Sports broadcaster | 4.1 | $40k |
| Sports scout | 4.0 | $39k |
| Coach | 3.7 | $26k |
| Sports writer | 3.6 | $28k |
| Fitness trainer | 3.6 | $41k |
| Golf pro | 3.5 | $36k |
| Personal trainer | 3.5 | $35k |
| Physical education teacher | 3.5 | $72k |
| Fitness coordinator | 3.5 | $91k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are fitness trainers happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do fitness trainers find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as fitness trainers?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are fitness trainer’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are fitness trainers making the best use of their abilities?
Are fitness trainers happy with their salary?
Fitness trainers rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.8/5. Fitness trainers tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked fitness trainers how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.8 out of 5 stars
1000 fitness trainers
8% of fitness trainers rated their compensation 5 stars
19% of fitness trainers rated their compensation 4 stars
31% of fitness trainers rated their compensation 3 stars
26% of fitness trainers rated their compensation 2 stars
17% of fitness trainers rated their compensation 1 stars
Do fitness trainers find their jobs meaningful?
On average, fitness trainers rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.5/5. Unlike many careers, fitness trainers have little difficulty finding meaning in their work, and it likely constitutes one of the main reasons people become fitness trainers.
We asked fitness trainers how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.5 out of 5 stars
1010 fitness trainers
23% of fitness trainers rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
31% of fitness trainers rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
26% of fitness trainers rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
13% of fitness trainers rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
7% of fitness trainers rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as fitness trainers?
Fitness trainers rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.1/5. The majority of fitness trainers find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked fitness trainers how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.1 out of 5 stars
1093 fitness trainers
39% of fitness trainers rated their career fit 5 stars
39% of fitness trainers rated their career fit 4 stars
14% of fitness trainers rated their career fit 3 stars
5% of fitness trainers rated their career fit 2 stars
3% of fitness trainers rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a fitness trainer’s work environment?
As a whole, fitness trainers rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.9/5. A solid majority of fitness trainers enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a fitness trainer.
We asked fitness trainers how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
1087 fitness trainers
33% of fitness trainers rated their work environment 5 stars
37% of fitness trainers rated their work environment 4 stars
20% of fitness trainers rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of fitness trainers rated their work environment 2 stars
2% of fitness trainers rated their work environment 1 stars
Are fitness trainers making the best use of their abilities?
Former fitness trainers on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most fitness trainers are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked fitness trainers how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
1090 fitness trainers
19% of fitness trainers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
27% of fitness trainers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of fitness trainers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
20% of fitness trainers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
6% of fitness trainers rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars