Personal trainers help clients reach health and fitness goals. Victorians are getting more health conscious, so trainers are in demand.
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.
Job demand in Victoria
Below are the projected employment forecasts for fitness instructor jobs in Victoria. Figures are shown for current workers in 2023, and the expected number of new workers that will be needed by 2026.
Note that the ‘growth percentage’ and ‘new workers needed’ figures take into account replacing workers who are expected to retire in the next 3 years. These forecasts are estimates only. There will be additional jobs available as people move between jobs and industries.
Region
Workers 2023
Workforce growth 2023-2026
New workers needed by 2026
Victoria 10,220 1.2% 593
Melbourne – inner metropolitan 1,615 1.6% 112
Melbourne – inner south-east metropolitan 1,073 1.1% 59
Melbourne – southern metropolitan 1,503 1.2% 85
Melbourne – northern metropolitan 1,222 1.2% 72
Melbourne – eastern metropolitan 1,371 1.1% 76
Melbourne – western metropolitan 1,187 1.4% 75
Ballarat and surrounds (Central Highlands) 300 1.3% 18
Bendigo, Echuca and surrounds (Loddon Campaspe) 360 0.9% 17
Geelong, Colac and surrounds (Barwon) 485 1.6% 34
Gippsland 422 0.9% 20
Horsham and surrounds (Wimmera Southern Mallee) 67 -0.4% <10
Mildura, Swan Hill and surrounds (Mallee) 105 0.0% <10
Shepparton, Seymour and surrounds (Goulburn) 225 1.3% 13
Wangaratta, Wodonga and surrounds (Ovens Murray) 158 0.7% <10
Warrnambool, Hamilton and surrounds (Great South Coast) 127 0.0% <10
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