As of June 2026, Personal Trainer has an AI-exposure score of 32/100 (Low exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Personal Trainer
More exposed than 3% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$46,000.
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Personal Care roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (90%).
- Track client progress
- Build workout programs
- Perform general administrative tasks, such as keeping records or writing reports.
- Massage body parts to relieve soreness, strains, or bruises.
- Confer with coaches to select protective equipment.
- Plan or implement comprehensive athletic injury or illness prevention programs.
- Travel with athletic teams to be available at sporting events.
- Apply protective or injury preventive devices, such as tape, bandages, or braces, to body parts, such as ankles, fingers, or wrists.
- Instruct coaches, athletes, parents, medical personnel, or community members in the care and prevention of athletic injuries.
- Clean and sanitize athletic training rooms.
- Evaluate athletes' readiness to play and provide participation clearances when necessary and warranted.
- Assess and report the progress of recovering athletes to coaches or physicians.
- Coach form and technique
- Motivate and support clients
- Care for athletic injuries, using physical therapy equipment, techniques, or medication.
- Collaborate with physicians to develop and implement comprehensive rehabilitation programs for athletic injuries.
- Conduct an initial assessment of an athlete's injury or illness to provide emergency or continued care and to determine whether they should be referred to physicians for definitive diagnosis and treatment.
- Inspect playing fields to locate any items that could injure players.
- Advise athletes on the proper use of equipment.
- Develop training programs or routines designed to improve athletic performance.
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