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Temporary Personal Trainer

Syracuse University

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Compensation
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Location
Syracuse, NY
Schedule
Temporary
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Temporary Personal Trainer works within Recreation at Syracuse University’s Barnes Center at The Arch, an integrated health and wellness center. The trainer develops personalized, safe, and effective exercise programs for patrons ranging from beginners to advanced athletes, conducts fitness screenings, and provides equipment instruction. The role also includes leading orientations and enforcing facility and program policies.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Communication, nice to haveExercise Program Development, nice to haveFitness Screening, nice to haveCardiovascular Equipment Instruction, nice to haveWeight Training Equipment Instruction, nice to have

Full job description

The Barnes Center at The Arch is Syracuse University’s integrated health and wellness center which incorporates Counseling, Health, Health Promotion and Recreation. The Temporary Personal Trainer, working within Recreation, is responsible for developing personalized, safe, and effective exercise programs for a diverse population of patrons, ranging from beginners to advanced athletes. Key duties include conducting and assessing comprehensive health and fitness screenings to determine appropriate training paths, as well as providing expert instruction on the proper use of cardiovascular and weight training equipment. You will lead equipment orientations for new members and play a critical role in maintaining a professional environment by consistently enforcing all facility and program policies. This role requires a strong commitment to patron safety, excellent communication skills, and the ability to adapt instructional techniques to meet various fitness levels and goals.

How this job compares

Set against the 1,292 open Personal Trainer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 11, 2026.

Pay
  • This postingNot listed
  • US median$40–75K/yr79 salary ranges
  • New York median$30–70/hr99 hourly ranges
Openings
Olive Jobs lists 329 open Personal Trainer jobs in New York and 1,292 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in New York
Experience
Personal Trainer postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year of experience at the median (282 postings).
Education
62 of the 1,292 open Personal Trainer jobs (5%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 11, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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