From the beginning of the pandemic, we knew the fitness industry would take a big hit. But we didn't know how big until we got the results of our 2nd annual Personal Trainer Salary Survey, which @Jon_PTDC and I published this week. https://www.theptdc.com/personal-trainer-salary-survey

The bad news:

- 58% of personal trainers lost some or all of their income
- 23% furloughed or laid off
- 6% hadn't yet found new jobs when we did the survey in mid August

That's on top of the fact personal trainers reported a lower annual income BEFORE the pandemic: $46k on average, compared to $47.7k in last year's survey.

One sliver of good news:

Female trainers' salaries increased by 7%.

That brings them up to 80% of male trainers' income, compared to just 70% last year.

So ... yay?

Unfortunately, male trainers' incomes dropped 5%.

Industry-wide, the rise in women's income couldn't offset the drop for men, according to our 1,169 respondents.

When we asked about certifications, 2 results jumped out:

* 40% of our respondents said they have @insidePN. Their average reported income: $51,200, 11% higher than the overall sample.

* 15% have @NSCA. Their average income: $65,300, 42% higher.

Trainers with an @NSCA cert (I assume most have the CSCS) also have the most education and experience.

And ... they're 3x more likely to be male. That single data point explains much of the gender gap in income.

We saw a similar result in last year's survey.

One final eye-popping stat:

Before the pandemic, 60% of our respondents trained clients primarily in person.

Post-pandemic, just 14% say they'll train in person full-time -- a 75% drop.

On the flip side, just 7% told us they trained primarily online before the pandemic.

Post-pandemic, 21% plan to work that way -- a 300% increase.

Altogether, 83% say they'll train some or all of their clients online.

Thanks for reading, and please share this thread with anyone you know who might be interested. https://www.theptdc.com/personal-trainer-salary-survey