Fitness Equipment Technician

Also called: Gym Equipment Repair Technician

Installs, maintains, and repairs treadmills, bikes, and weight machines.

A day in the life

They drive to gyms, hotels, and homes to fix broken treadmill belts, replace cables, and calibrate electronics. Big gyms have contracts for regular maintenance.

Pay over a career

Starting
$35k
Typical
$48k
High
$68k

Estimate.

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Certificate, about 1 year after high school. On-the-job training; mechanical or electronics background.

Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Electronics Technology (trade school).

Outlook

Growing about average. Steady demand.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Diagnostics help, but installing and repairing treadmills and machines on site is hands-on.

Could start right away

Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to fitness equipment service companies or big gyms; they train you on treadmills and machines

Start now, in high school

Classes: Electronics CTE, Auto or small engines, Physics.

Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9099.

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