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Highest Paying Industries for Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

The top 100 highest paying industries for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $57,070, direct insurance (except life, health, and medical) carriers is the highest paying industry for fitness trainers and aerobics instructors. It is followed by junior colleges - state government owned industry (average annual salary $51,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of fitness trainers and aerobics instructors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Fitness Trainers and Aerobics Instructors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$57,070	$30,650	80
2	Junior colleges - State government owned	$51,990	$23,010	70
3	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$50,920	$22,500	n/a
4	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$49,890	$23,170	240
5	Information	$49,820	$19,110	70
6	Employment Services	$49,250	$21,590	920
7	Administrative and Support Services	$48,950	$21,340	970
8	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$48,950	$21,340	970
9	Technical and Trade Schools	$48,890	$34,070	n/a
10	Activities Related to Real Estate	$48,720	$19,780	260
11	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Local government owned	$44,840	$25,700	40
12	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$43,590	$18,330	n/a
13	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$43,490	$19,710	50
14	Nonstore Retailers	$43,490	$19,710	50
15	Child Day Care Services	$43,400	$20,970	n/a
16	Mining	$41,680	$27,740	30
17	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,580	$25,000	270
18	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$41,580	$25,000	270
19	Outpatient Care Centers	$41,180	$21,470	680
20	Temporary Help Services	$41,100	$19,170	190
21	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$40,480	$17,630	200
22	Finance and Insurance	$40,410	$31,140	160
23	Insurance Carriers	$40,300	$31,270	160
24	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$40,300	$31,270	160
25	Real Estate	$39,920	$21,490	420
26	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$39,920	$21,490	420
27	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$39,660	$18,610	390
28	Religious Organizations	$37,920	$18,970	200
29	Offices of Physicians	$37,670	$18,890	300
30	Traveler Accommodation	$37,040	$17,970	2,030
31	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$37,020	$19,080	3,530
32	Accommodation and Food Services	$36,730	$18,020	2,190
33	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$36,720	$18,730	350
34	Personal Care Services	$36,690	$18,280	1,080
35	Accommodation	$36,670	$18,000	n/a
36	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$36,420	$18,220	157,560
37	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$36,410	$18,200	160,590
38	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$36,400	$18,200	160,670
39	Social Assistance	$36,400	$18,310	1,790
40	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$36,380	$18,200	161,340
41	Individual and Family Services	$36,330	$18,150	1,640
42	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$36,220	$19,030	3,240
43	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$36,090	$18,520	n/a
44	Construction	$36,080	$18,010	40
45	Offices of Chiropractors	$35,990	$19,730	130
46	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$35,810	$20,470	n/a
47	Hospitals - Privately owned	$35,780	$18,750	3,380
48	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$35,600	$19,120	1,890
49	Direct Health and Medical Insurance Carriers	$35,500	$31,260	70
50	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$35,490	$18,240	320
51	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$35,370	$18,650	2,260
52	Health Care and Social Assistance	$35,260	$18,660	10,430
53	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$35,020	$18,850	4,070
54	Casino Hotels	$34,950	$20,760	180
55	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$34,700	$18,650	4,210
56	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$34,290	$18,330	440
57	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$33,820	$17,510	1,230
58	Educational Services - State government owned	$33,580	$18,270	810
59	Personal and Laundry Services	$33,540	$18,080	6,210
60	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$33,370	$17,690	1,990
61	Residential Intellectual and Developmental Disability, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse Facilities	$33,150	$20,830	n/a
62	Other Personal Services	$32,980	$18,050	5,130
63	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$32,880	$18,700	n/a
64	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$32,710	$18,020	650
65	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$32,480	$17,560	530
66	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$32,310	$18,080	720
67	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$32,290	$18,270	11,180
68	Manufacturing	$32,210	$18,250	70
69	Educational Services	$32,190	$17,430	12,640
70	Retail Trade	$32,180	$18,030	100
71	Educational Services - Privately owned	$32,160	$17,380	11,260
72	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$32,080	$18,230	12,540
73	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$31,800	$18,290	11,430
74	Federal, State, and Local Government	$31,800	$18,290	11,430
75	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$31,740	$18,250	13,650
76	Other Schools and Instruction	$31,650	$17,350	9,950
77	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$31,630	$17,340	9,920
78	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$31,380	$17,870	40,300
79	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Local government owned	$31,000	$18,180	770
80	Hospitals - Local government owned	$30,990	$18,190	770
81	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$30,840	$17,830	34,100
82	Civic and Social Organizations	$30,700	$17,810	33,300
83	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$30,510	$17,820	620
84	Spectator Sports	$30,170	$18,730	420
85	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$30,040	$18,200	900
86	Educational Services - Local government owned	$29,500	$17,440	570
87	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$28,920	$18,940	220
88	Sporting Goods Stores	$28,610	$17,910	n/a
89	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$28,610	$17,910	n/a
90	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$28,610	$17,910	n/a
91	State government, including schools and hospitals	$28,050	$18,790	1,110
92	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$27,600	$17,940	230
93	Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$27,200	$17,970	n/a
94	Hospitals - State government owned	$26,940	$20,030	50
95	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$26,880	$20,000	50
96	Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing	$26,840	$17,820	40
97	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$25,050	$16,300	120
98	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$24,940	$16,310	120
99	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$19,920	$16,980	250
100	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$19,050	$16,840	180