Management · Holland code SEC

Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services. Manage and train staff of wellness specialists, health educators, or fitness instructors.

Also called: Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness Director, Fitness Coordinator, Fitness Director, Clinical and Wellness Programs Manager, Fitness Center Manager, Group Fitness Manager (GFM), Wellness and Coaching Manager.

O*NET 11-9179.01

At a glance

US median annual pay: $69,770; Middle half earn $54,130 to $94,440. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
Most common education: Master's Degree; 50% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
Preparation needed: Job Zone 4 of 5; Considerable preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.

What the work involves

The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.

Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.
Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.
Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs.
Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.
Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.
Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.
Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.
Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.

Skills and knowledge it leans on

Skills

Speaking3.9 / 5
Active Listening3.8 / 5
Reading Comprehension3.6 / 5
Critical Thinking3.6 / 5
Writing3.5 / 5
Active Learning3.4 / 5

Knowledge areas

Customer and Personal Service4.3 / 5
Education and Training4.2 / 5
Administration and Management4.0 / 5
English Language3.5 / 5
Administrative3.4 / 5
Sales and Marketing3.4 / 5

Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.

Who tends to enjoy it

How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.

Realistic37
Investigative28
Artistic19
Social76
Enterprising74
Conventional44

The same work abroad

Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.

European occupation titles (ESCO)

spa manager · DE Leiter eines Heilbades/Leiterin eines Heilbades · FR directeur d'établissement thermal/directrice d'établissement thermal
sport facility manager · DE Leiter einer Sporteinrichtung/Leiterin einer Sporteinrichtung · FR directeur d'équipement sportif/directrice d'équipement sportif

Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)

Leisure and sports managers and proprietors (1224)60,500 employed
Betting shop and gambling establishment managers (1256)8,700 employed
Managers and directors in the creative industries (1255)67,300 employed

Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.

Pay across Europe, for the whole group

Median annual earnings of all employees in “Managers”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.

Median annual earnings, Managers, by country
Country	Median pay
Belgium	€96,629
Italy	€96,052
Germany	€90,192
Austria	€82,936
Netherlands	€69,857
Sweden	€60,369
France	€58,740
Ireland	€55,854
Spain	€54,121
Portugal	€39,189
Poland	€19,596

Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.

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