Management

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.

MAY 2025 · OCCUPATIONAL WAGES

A wage reference for United States.

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Source wage group: Personal Service Managers, All Other

This wage group may include multiple detailed occupations. The figures are for the source group, which may be broader than Fitness and Wellness Coordinators. They are not an exact-title, employer, experience or seniority match.

May 2025 · USD · United States. Annual and hourly figures are shown only when the source publishes them; neither is calculated from the other.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage data, distributed through the O*NET® OnLine service.

Median annual wage$69,770USD per year · Published 50th percentile
Median hourly wage$33.54USD per hour · Published 50th percentile

Annual wage thresholds

USD per year

Hourly wage thresholds

USD per hour

Published occupational wage percentiles · United States · May 2025
PercentileAnnual wage (USD/year)Hourly wage (USD/hour)
10th$44,910$21.59
25th$54,130$26.03
50th · Median$69,770$33.54
75th$94,440$45.41
90th$118,710$57.07

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THE WORK BEHIND THE TITLE

What this career involves.

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Selected title examples

Campus Wellness CoordinatorCertified Wellness Program CoordinatorCertified Wellness Program ManagerCity Wellness CoordinatorClinical and Wellness Programs ManagerCorporate Fitness Program CoordinatorCorporate Wellness CoordinatorCounty Public Health Wellness CoordinatorEmployee Assistance Program Wellness Coordinator (EAP Wellness Coordinator)Employee Fitness CoordinatorEmployee Wellness CoordinatorFitness and Wellness Coordinator
Expand more title examples (31)
Fitness and Wellness DirectorFitness and Wellness ManagerFitness Center ManagerFitness CoordinatorFitness DirectorFitness ManagerFitness Program ManagerFitness Studio ManagerGroup Fitness CoordinatorGroup Fitness Manager (GFM)Gym ManagerHealth and Wellness CoachHealth and Wellness CoordinatorHealth and Wellness DirectorHealth Wellness CoordinatorHealth, Wellness, and Nutrition CoordinatorHospital Wellness CoordinatorLifestyle DirectorSports, Fitness, and Wellness DirectorState Public Health Wellness CoordinatorStudio ManagerTrainerWellness AmbassadorWellness and Coaching ManagerWellness CoachWellness CoordinatorWellness DirectorWellness ManagerWellness Program CoordinatorWellness Programs DirectorWorksite Wellness Practitioner

Typical tasks

  • 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.
Expand more tasks (18)
  • Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.
  • Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.
  • Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.
  • Evaluate fitness and wellness programs to determine their effectiveness.
  • Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings.
  • Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices.
  • Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services.
  • Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants.
  • Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs.
  • Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners.
  • Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.
  • Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.
  • Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.
  • Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services.
  • Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
  • Organize and oversee events such as organized runs or walks.
  • Organize and oversee health screenings or other preventive measures, such as mammography, blood pressure, or cholesterol screenings or flu vaccinations.
  • Interpret insurance data or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) data to develop programs that address specific needs of target populations.

Skills used in this work

Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Expand more skills (29)
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Systems Evaluation
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Programming
Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
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