Wellness Coordinator job description: duties, skills and qualifications.

Core duties

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O*NET task statements

O*NET occupation

Fitness and Wellness Coordinators

O*NET-SOC 11-9179.01

Preparation

Job Zone 4 of 5

considerable preparation

Data Government data groups this job as Fitness and Wellness Coordinators (O*NET-SOC 11-9179.01). O*NET 31.0 lists “Wellness Coordinator” as a job title for this occupation only (evidence: the U.S. Employment and Training Administration and employer job postings). O*NET figures on this page are for that occupation. BLS publishes no wage or projection for it on its own: it is counted within the residual group Personal Service Managers, All Other, whose figures are not shown. TryHired has no separate career page for this title yet.

1. Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports. importance 4.5 of 5
2. Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services. importance 4.4 of 5
3. Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs. importance 4.3 of 5
4. Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment. importance 4.3 of 5
5. Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators. importance 4.2 of 5
6. Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events. importance 4.2 of 5
7. Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff. importance 4.2 of 5
8. Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities. importance 4.1 of 5
9. Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans. importance 4.0 of 5
10. Evaluate fitness and wellness programs to determine their effectiveness. importance 4.0 of 5
11. Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings. importance 4.0 of 5
12. Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices. importance 3.8 of 5
13. Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services. importance 3.8 of 5
14. Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants. importance 3.7 of 5
15. Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs. importance 3.7 of 5
16. Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners. importance 3.7 of 5

Work activities O*NET rates most important here: Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates, Scheduling Work and Activities, Training and Teaching Others, Coaching and Developing Others and Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships.

Also part of the job

Supplemental tasks O*NET lists for this occupation: less central than the core duties above, and not done in every job.

• 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.

Knowledge areas: Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Administration and Management, English Language and Administrative.

Software O*NET lists for this occupation: Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office software, Adobe Acrobat, Google Workspace software, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint. These are examples O*NET records for the job, not a list of tools every employer uses or a checklist of what you must know.

• Education and training: BLS publishes no entry-level education, experience or training category for this occupation on its own (it is counted within Personal Service Managers, All Other).
• Preparation: O*NET places the job in Job Zone 4 of 5 (considerable preparation). A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations.
• Licenses and certifications: not listed here. A license is a legal requirement set by a state; a certification is a credential from a private or professional body. Rules vary by state and employer, and a missing entry on this page does not mean none is required: check with your state's licensing board.

The most common answer among O*NET's occupation experts for this occupation is a master's degree (50%).

Job title: Wellness Coordinator
[Company] · [City, State] · [Full-time or part-time] · [Pay range, where your state requires one]

About the role
[Company] is hiring a Wellness Coordinator to manage or coordinate fitness and wellness programs and services.
[One sentence on your team and why this role matters.]

What you will do
- 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.

What we are looking for
- [Education this role truly needs]
- Strength in speaking, social perceptiveness and coordination
- Working knowledge of Customer and Personal Service and Education and Training
- [Software your team uses, e.g. Microsoft Excel or Microsoft Office software]
- [Any license or certification your state or company requires]

[Schedule, benefits and how to apply]

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Not a real job posting. This template is TryHired's illustration built from government occupational data. It is not an opening at any employer, and no employer wrote it.

BLS publishes no wage and no employment projection for Fitness and Wellness Coordinators on its own. The occupation is counted within Personal Service Managers, All Other, a residual group of unrelated jobs, so no figure from that group is shown here as wellness coordinator pay.

• Read a real wellness coordinator posting next to the core duties above. Duties it repeats, such as “Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports”, tell you what that employer weighs most; anything it adds is specific to that team.
• Tailor your resume to the posting, not to this page: describe only wellness coordinator work you have actually done, with your own results.
• Prepare a story for each of the top-rated skills (speaking and social perceptiveness): a real situation, what you did and what changed.