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Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

Also called: Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness Director, Fitness Coordinator, Fitness Director

What they do:

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

On the job, you would:
  • 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.
On the job, you'll need:

Business

  • customer service
  • management

Education and Training

  • teaching and course design

Arts and Humanities

  • English language

Math and Science

  • psychology

Basic Skills

  • talking to others
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

Social

  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • looking for ways to help people

People and Technology Systems

  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it

Verbal

  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • use rules to solve problems
  • notice when problems happen

Memory

  • remember words, numbers, pictures, or steps

Social

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

  • Initiative
  • Dependability
  • Leadership
  • Adaptability/Flexibility
  • Integrity
  • Concern for Others

Electronic mail software

  • Email software
  • Microsoft Outlook

Data base user interface and query software

  • Airtable
  • MicroFit HealthWizard

Office suite software

  • Google Workspace software
  • Microsoft Office software

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Job Outlook

The job outlook for this position is Average.

New job opportunities are likely in the future.

Median Annual Salary: $56,090

Education

Master's degree or bachelor's degree is usually needed.