Fitness and Wellness Coordinators
Machines can already do 34% of this job's tasks. By 2035 that rises to 57%. The job changes before it disappears.
Share of the work machines can do
Worldwide baseline, 2026 to 2050
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators in 2026: the short answer
- Today: machines can do 34% of this job's tasks, and AI use is already seen in 12% of them.
- Forecast: machines can do half of its tasks by 2032, and 57% by 2035, according to the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit.
- Size: 10,450 people do this job in the United States, on a median pay of $69,770 a year.
- Contact with people: it scores 80% for contact with people.
- Also called: Clinical and Wellness Programs Manager, Fitness and Wellness Coordinator, Fitness and Wellness Director, Fitness Center Manager.
Updated by the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit. These are worldwide baseline figures; the Workforce Starburst shows them for your country. Go deeper: How ready am I? or an executive briefing.
How the work changes, task by task
The tasks that take up most of the day, with the share of each that machines can do in 2026 (dark) and 2035 (pink). Worldwide baseline.
| Task | Share of the day | Machines can do | 2026 to 2035 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services | 10% | 25% to 50% | |
| Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports | 9% | 65% to 92% | |
| Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators | 9% | 10% to 27% | |
| Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment | 7% | 10% to 27% | |
| Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events | 5% | 70% to 95% | |
| Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans | 5% | 18% to 38% | |
| Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants | 5% | 25% to 50% | |
| Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff | 4% | 25% to 50% |
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The skills fitness and wellness coordinators use most, most used first.
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When will machines do half of the tasks of Fitness and Wellness Coordinators?
Machines can do half of its tasks by 2032. That is the worldwide baseline from the 311 Workforce Starburst, before adjusting for country.
Will AI take the job of fitness and wellness coordinators?
Machines can do 34% of the tasks of fitness and wellness coordinators today and 57% by 2035. The job changes before it disappears: the routine tasks move first.
Sources and citing
Tasks and their share of the day: O*NET 31.0, occupation 11-9179.01 (US Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0). Pay and jobs: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. AI use today: Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Scoring and forecast: the 311 Strategic Intelligence Unit; after 2035 the figures extend each trend, with lower confidence. Foresight, not advice.
Cite as: 311 Institute (2026). Fitness and Wellness Coordinators: the outlook to 2050. 311 Workforce Starburst. https://www.311institute.com/jobs/fitness-and-wellness-coordinators/