Also called: Certified Canine Fitness Trainer, Dog Conditioning Coach
Designs exercise programs to keep dogs strong, fit, and injury-free.
Sets up balance discs and cavaletti poles, coaches an owner through core exercises for their sport dog, and builds a weight-loss plan for a chunky beagle.
Estimate.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Canine fitness certification (e.g., CCFT); dog training experience.
Ways in: Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing about average. Growing.
Low risk for 10 years. Apps and wearables track exercise, but coaching dogs and owners through balance and conditioning work stays in person.
Classes: Physical education, Biology, Anatomy & Physiology, Business.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-2011.
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