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Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 5,042 hours, for Master Fitness Trainer (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Master Fitness Trainer | 3027 | Competency-Based: 5,042 hours Hybrid: 5,042 to 6,303 hours Time-Based: 5,042 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What exercise trainers and group fitness instructors earn, by state
Massachusetts has the highest state median for exercise trainers and group fitness instructors ($64,620) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($22,020), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | $64,620 | $31.07 | 9,200 |
| Connecticut | $61,580 | $29.61 | 2,850 |
| New Jersey | $59,870 | $28.79 | 11,350 |
| Oregon | $58,510 | $28.13 | 4,800 |
| California | $57,990 | $27.88 | 43,600 |
| Nevada | $57,960 | $27.87 | 3,010 |
| Vermont | $57,300 | $27.55 | 710 |
| Washington | $50,830 | $24.44 | 9,270 |
| Wyoming | $50,250 | $24.16 | 560 |
| Colorado | $49,900 | $23.99 | 10,500 |
| Idaho | $49,780 | $23.94 | 2,360 |
| New Hampshire | $49,360 | $23.73 | 1,500 |
| Hawaii | $48,290 | $23.22 | 990 |
| Arizona | $47,980 | $23.07 | 7,010 |
| Maryland | $47,420 | $22.80 | 8,650 |
| Tennessee | $47,380 | $22.78 | 5,080 |
| Georgia | $47,150 | $22.67 | 7,500 |
| New York | $47,090 | $22.64 | 20,140 |
| Maine | $47,060 | $22.63 | 1,140 |
| Illinois | $46,800 | $22.50 | 19,830 |
| North Carolina | $46,450 | $22.33 | 10,670 |
| Alaska | $46,210 | $22.22 | 800 |
| Rhode Island | $45,640 | $21.94 | 990 |
| Michigan | $45,520 | $21.88 | 6,050 |
| Kentucky | $45,280 | $21.77 | 1,990 |
| Pennsylvania | $45,250 | $21.75 | 11,580 |
| Utah | $44,800 | $21.54 | 6,830 |
| New Mexico | $44,680 | $21.48 | 1,030 |
| Oklahoma | $44,520 | $21.40 | 2,300 |
| Louisiana | $44,410 | $21.35 | 2,290 |
| Delaware | $44,340 | $21.32 | 1,210 |
| Wisconsin | $44,200 | $21.25 | 6,330 |
| Montana | $43,940 | $21.13 | 1,420 |
| South Carolina | $43,630 | $20.98 | 5,130 |
| Minnesota | $43,620 | $20.97 | 7,010 |
| Arkansas | $42,140 | $20.26 | 1,390 |
| Texas | $40,880 | $19.65 | 19,260 |
| Virginia | $40,820 | $19.63 | 12,100 |
| South Dakota | $40,070 | $19.26 | 950 |
| District of Columbia | $39,210 | $18.85 | 1,480 |
| Alabama | $39,180 | $18.84 | 2,680 |
| Florida | $38,800 | $18.65 | 18,070 |
| West Virginia | $38,120 | $18.33 | 500 |
| North Dakota | $37,760 | $18.15 | 680 |
| Missouri | $36,450 | $17.52 | 5,060 |
| Ohio | $36,370 | $17.49 | 9,040 |
| Iowa | $36,160 | $17.39 | 2,510 |
| Kansas | $35,900 | $17.26 | 4,510 |
| Indiana | $34,960 | $16.81 | 5,360 |
| Nebraska | $31,440 | $15.11 | 2,410 |
| Mississippi | $30,540 | $14.68 | 1,260 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,020 | $10.59 | 260 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).