Personal Care
Yoga Instructors
SOC 39-9031
Lead yoga classes for students at all levels, building a regular clientele.
The job
Median pay
$47k
$35k to $62k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+7.3% projected
Openings a year
68k
BLS projection
Typical education
Postsecondary cert
Our model
AI displacement risk
Low
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
11/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
3rd pct
More exposed than 3% of occupations · modeled estimate · 39th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
60/100
Key skills
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Learning Strategies
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 43,600 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $58k |
| New York | 20,140 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $47k |
| Illinois | 19,830 | 3.3 | 1.6× | $47k |
| Texas | 19,260 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $41k |
| Florida | 18,070 | 1.8 | 0.9× | $39k |
| Virginia | 12,100 | 2.9 | 1.4× | $41k |
| Pennsylvania | 11,580 | 1.9 | 0.9× | $45k |
| New Jersey | 11,350 | 2.6 | 1.3× | $60k |
| North Carolina | 10,670 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Colorado | 10,500 | 3.7 | 1.8× | $50k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 9,270 | 2.6 | 1.3× | $51k |
| Massachusetts | 9,200 | 2.5 | 1.2× | $65k |
| Ohio | 9,040 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Maryland | 8,650 | 3.1 | 1.5× | $47k |
| Georgia | 7,500 | 1.5 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Arizona | 7,010 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Minnesota | 7,010 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Utah | 6,830 | 3.9 | 1.9× | $45k |
| Wisconsin | 6,330 | 2.2 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Michigan | 6,050 | 1.4 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Indiana | 5,360 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $35k |
| South Carolina | 5,130 | 2.2 | 1.1× | $44k |
| Tennessee | 5,080 | 1.5 | 0.8× | $47k |
| Missouri | 5,060 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Oregon | 4,800 | 2.4 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Kansas | 4,510 | 3.1 | 1.5× | $36k |
| Nevada | 3,010 | 1.9 | 0.9× | $58k |
| Connecticut | 2,850 | 1.7 | 0.8× | $62k |
| Alabama | 2,680 | 1.3 | 0.6× | $39k |
| Iowa | 2,510 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $36k |
| Nebraska | 2,410 | 2.4 | 1.1× | $31k |
| Idaho | 2,360 | 2.8 | 1.3× | $50k |
| Oklahoma | 2,300 | 1.3 | 0.7× | $45k |
| Louisiana | 2,290 | 1.2 | 0.6× | $44k |
| Kentucky | 1,990 | 1.0 | 0.5× | $45k |
| New Hampshire | 1,500 | 2.2 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Washington DC | 1,480 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $39k |
| Montana | 1,420 | 2.8 | 1.3× | $44k |
| Arkansas | 1,390 | 1.1 | 0.5× | $42k |
| Mississippi | 1,260 | 1.1 | 0.5× | $31k |
| Delaware | 1,210 | 2.5 | 1.2× | $44k |
| Maine | 1,140 | 1.8 | 0.9× | $47k |
| New Mexico | 1,030 | 1.2 | 0.6× | $45k |
| Hawaii | 990 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Rhode Island | 990 | 2.0 | 0.9× | $46k |
| South Dakota | 950 | 2.1 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Alaska | 800 | 2.5 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Vermont | 710 | 2.3 | 1.1× | $57k |
| North Dakota | 680 | 1.6 | 0.8× | $38k |
| Wyoming | 560 | 2.0 | 1.0× | $50k |
| West Virginia | 500 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $38k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ22,970 jobs · $54k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN16,350 jobs · $48k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA16,350 jobs · $58k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV10,440 jobs · $46k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD7,820 jobs · $48k median
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH7,350 jobs · $65k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA6,820 jobs · $61k median
- Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO6,020 jobs · $51k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Yoga Instructors interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.