Career switch, measured
From Clinical Instructor to Personal Trainer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 64% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include Teaching, Curriculum development, Leadership, BLS/CPR; the main skills to add are Training and coaching, Scheduling, Customer service, Process improvement.
64%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillClinical InstructorPersonal Trainer
- Teaching57%47%
- Curriculum development36%27%
- Leadership36%28%
- BLS/CPR14%34%
- Communication30%20%
- Workplace safety36%12%
- Microsoft Office18%9%
- Excel11%7%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Personal Trainer postings, rarely in Clinical Instructor ones.
SkillClinical InstructorPersonal Trainer
- Training and coaching–35%
- Scheduling–25%
- Customer service–22%
- Process improvement–9%
- Sales–9%
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