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Occupation AtlasFitness and Wellness Coordinators

O*NET · 11-9179.01

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 Campus Wellness Coordinator · Certified Wellness Program Coordinator · Certified Wellness Program Manager · City Wellness Coordinator · Clinical and Wellness Programs Manager · Corporate Fitness Program Coordinator · Corporate Wellness Coordinator · County Public Health Wellness Coordinator
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Job Zone 4 — Considerable Preparation NeededHolland code SEC35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed

Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

SECSocial · Enterprising · Conventional — the three strongest interests, in order

  • S Social5.58
  • E Enterprising5.42
  • C Conventional3.65
  • R Realistic3.21
  • I Investigative2.69
  • A Artistic2.14

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent4%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree4%
  • Bachelor's Degree42%
  • Master's Degree50%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (46%)
On-site or in-plant training
Up to and including 1 month (39%)
On-the-job training
Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month (39%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Speakingbasic3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
  • Social Perceptiveness3.83.8Level 4 looks like: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
  • Active Listeningbasic3.83.6Level 4 looks like: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
  • Coordination3.83.6Level 4 looks like: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
  • Service Orientation3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Make flight reservations for customers using an online booking site
  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Writingbasic3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Write an email to staff outlining new directives
  • Management of Personnel Resources3.53.4Level 4 looks like: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
  • Learning Strategiesbasic3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Identify an alternative approach to help trainees who are having difficulties
  • Monitoringbasic3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor a meeting and revise the agenda to ensure important topics are discussed
  • Active Learningbasic3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
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  • Instructing3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
  • Time Management3.13.4Level 4 looks like: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
  • Complex Problem Solving3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Systems Evaluation3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Identify the reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
  • Systems Analysis3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Persuasion3.03.5Level 4 looks like: Convince a supervisor to purchase new office equipment
  • Negotiation3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
  • Management of Material Resources2.93.0Level 2 looks like: Reserve a room for a management meeting
  • Management of Financial Resources2.83.0Level 2 looks like: Use available funds to buy office supplies and record the amount of the purchase
  • Quality Control Analysis2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Inspect a draft email for errors (e.g., grammar, punctuation)
  • Mathematicsbasic2.12.4Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Technology Design2.01.6Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Operations Analysis2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Equipment Selection1.91.1Level 2 looks like: Select a tool to adjust a loose part on a bicycle
  • Operations Monitoring1.81.5Level 2 looks like: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
  • Sciencebasic1.81.3Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Troubleshooting1.81.1Level 2 looks like: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
  • Operation and Control1.60.6
  • Equipment Maintenance1.50.5
  • Programming1.40.4
  • Repairing1.1—
  • Installation1.0—

Tasks

22 core · 2 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports.4.5
  2. Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs.4.4
  3. Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services.4.4
  4. Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment.4.3
  5. Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events.4.2
  6. Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff.4.2
  7. Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators.4.2
  8. Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities.4.1
  9. Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.4.0
  10. Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings.4.0
  11. Evaluate fitness and wellness programs to determine their effectiveness.4.0
  12. Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services.3.8
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  1. Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices.3.8
  2. Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs.3.7
  3. Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants.3.7
  4. Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners.3.7
  5. Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.3.7
  6. Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.3.4
  7. Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services.3.4
  8. Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.3.4
  9. Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).3.3
  10. Organize and oversee events such as organized runs or walks.3.2
  11. Organize and oversee health screenings or other preventive measures, such as mammography, blood pressure, or cholesterol screenings or flu vaccinations.3.5
  12. Interpret insurance data or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) data to develop programs that address specific needs of target populations.3.2

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Customer and Personal Service4.34.8Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Education and Training4.25.7
  • Administration and Management4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
  • English Language3.54.2Level 4 looks like: Edit an article for a news website
  • Administrative3.44.6Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Sales and Marketing3.43.9Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Personnel and Human Resources3.34.0Level 4 looks like: Interview applicants for an administrative position
  • Psychology3.24.0Level 4 looks like: Understand the impact of alcohol on human responses
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  • Communications and Media3.02.7
  • Computers and Electronics3.03.6Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Public Safety and Security3.02.7
  • Mathematics2.83.4Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Economics and Accounting2.72.5Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Therapy and Counseling2.73.2Level 4 looks like: Provide job counseling to the unemployed
  • Sociology and Anthropology2.62.8
  • Design2.52.7
  • Medicine and Dentistry2.41.8Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Biology2.22.0Level 1 looks like: Feed domestic animals
  • Telecommunications2.21.2Level 1 looks like: Send an email
  • Law and Government2.01.6Level 1 looks like: Describe the length of a U.S. presidential term
  • Production and Processing2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Mechanical1.91.4Level 1 looks like: Replace the filters in a furnace
  • Philosophy and Theology1.92.0Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Building and Construction1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Choose the proper type of wood for adding a deck onto a house
  • Engineering and Technology1.81.2Level 1 looks like: Install a door lock
  • Foreign Language1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Physics1.71.1Level 1 looks like: Use a crowbar to pry open a box
  • Chemistry1.61.2Level 1 looks like: Use a common household bug spray
  • Transportation1.61.0Level 1 looks like: Ride a train to work
  • Fine Arts1.50.7Level 1 looks like: Attend a popular music concert
  • Geography1.50.8Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Food Production1.4—
  • History and Archeology1.3—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive Reasoning4.04.0Level 5 looks like: Decide what factors to consider in selecting stocks
  • Oral Comprehension4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Oral Expression4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Written Comprehension3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Problem Sensitivity3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Speech Clarity3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Make stadium-wide announcements during a sporting event
  • Speech Recognition3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Identify a former customer's voice over the phone
  • Written Expression3.84.0Level 4 looks like: Write a job recommendation for a subordinate
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  • Inductive Reasoning3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Determine the prime suspect based on crime scene evidence
  • Information Ordering3.63.6Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Fluency of Ideas3.53.9Level 4 looks like: Think of as many ideas as possible for the name of a new company
  • Near Vision3.53.4Level 2 looks like: Read indicators on the dashboard of a car
  • Category Flexibility3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Originality3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Redesign job tasks to be interesting for employees
  • Far Vision3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Memorization3.02.9
  • Trunk Strength3.03.1Level 4 looks like: Shovel snow for half an hour
  • Time Sharing2.92.9Level 3 looks like: Watch street signs while driving at 30 miles an hour
  • Visualization2.92.8Level 2 looks like: Imagine how to place paper in a printer so that the letterhead comes out on top
  • Flexibility of Closure2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Selective Attention2.82.9Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Static Strength2.82.8
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.62.8
  • Multilimb Coordination2.62.5Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Extent Flexibility2.52.9Level 2 looks like: Reach to adjust the radio in a car
  • Perceptual Speed2.52.4Level 2 looks like: Sort mail according to ZIP codes with no time pressure
  • Explosive Strength2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Gross Body Coordination2.42.8Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Number Facility2.42.8Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Stamina2.42.9
  • Auditory Attention2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Dynamic Strength2.32.3Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Gross Body Equilibrium2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Speed of Closure2.32.6Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Light a candle
  • Dynamic Flexibility2.12.1Level 2 looks like: Hand pick a bushel of apples from a tree
  • Finger Dexterity2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Put coins in a parking meter
  • Manual Dexterity2.12.1Level 1 looks like: Screw a light bulb into a light socket
  • Depth Perception2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.5Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.01.5Level 1 looks like: Separate laundry into colors and whites
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Spatial Orientation1.91.0Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Hearing Sensitivity1.81.4Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Control Precision1.60.9
  • Rate Control1.50.5Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Reaction Time1.40.4
  • Response Orientation1.40.4
  • Peripheral Vision1.3—
  • Glare Sensitivity1.0—
  • Night Vision1.0—
  • Sound Localization1.0—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates4.55.0Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Coaching and Developing Others4.44.8Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships4.45.2Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Scheduling Work and Activities4.44.7Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Training and Teaching Others4.44.4Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates4.24.8Level 4 looks like: Manage a small team of employees in a dynamic workplace
  • Performing General Physical Activities4.14.1Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Developing and Building Teams4.03.5Level 4 looks like: Lead an assembly team in an automobile plant
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  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work4.05.5Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Thinking Creatively4.04.4Level 4 looks like: Adapt popular music for a high school marching band
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge4.04.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others3.94.3Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Getting Information3.94.4Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems3.94.0Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Staffing Organizational Units3.94.6Level 4 looks like: Interview candidates for a sales position and make hiring recommendations
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization3.84.3Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.82.6
  • Performing Administrative Activities3.83.6Level 4 looks like: Complete tax forms for a small business
  • Assisting and Caring for Others3.73.8Level 4 looks like: Help a medical patient find in-home assistance or healthcare
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Recommend a new software package to increase operational efficiency
  • Working with Computers3.73.2Level 4 looks like: Write software for keeping track of parts in inventory
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others3.63.9Level 4 looks like: Get two subordinates to agree about vacation schedules
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Develop the plan to complete the merger of two organizations over a 3-year period
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.55.0Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials3.53.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards3.42.9
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public3.43.5Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources3.33.9Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Selling or Influencing Others3.33.2Level 4 looks like: Make a sales pitch to convince others to buy a product
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.23.0Level 4 looks like: Determine the interest cost to finance a new building
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.23.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.12.9
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others3.12.0Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People3.12.8
  • Processing Information2.92.9
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.72.3Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Controlling Machines and Processes2.31.9Level 1 looks like: Operate a cash register
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment2.11.8Level 1 looks like: Make simple, external adjustments to a door hinge with ordinary hand tools
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment1.81.1Level 1 looks like: Drive a car
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Use display settings to adjust a television picture
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment1.71.3Level 1 looks like: Specify the lighting for a work area

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • E-Mail5.0
  • Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams4.8
  • Telephone Conversations4.7
  • Contact With Others4.6
  • Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.6
  • Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals4.5
  • Freedom to Make Decisions4.5
  • Indoors, Environmentally Controlled4.5
  • Coordinate or Lead Others in Accomplishing Work Activities3.9
  • Deal With External Customers or the Public in General3.9

Technology

16 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

In demand (2)

  • Microsoft Excelhot
  • Microsoft Office softwarehot

Hot (6; 2 more marked hot above)

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Google Workspace software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (8)
  • Airtable
  • Email software
  • MicroFit HealthWizard
  • Microsoft Publisher
  • Oracle HRIS
  • Payroll software
  • Web browser software
  • Work scheduling software

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors
  2. Health Education Specialists
  3. Community Health Workers
  4. Training and Development Specialists
  5. Recreational Therapists
  6. Training and Development Managers
  7. Social and Community Service Managers
  8. Exercise Physiologists
  9. Rehabilitation Counselors
  10. Dietitians and Nutritionists

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