Fitness and Wellness Coordinators build coordination, service orientation and social perceptiveness skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Training and Development Managers (86%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Training and Development Managers | 86% | $133,000 | — | None |
| 2 | Training and Development Specialists | 83% | $69,280 | — | None |
| 3 | Coaches and Scouts | 81% | $47,320 | — | None |
| 4 | Recreation Workers | 80% | $36,560 | — | None |
| 5 | Recreational Therapists | 79% | $61,960 | — | None |
| 6 | Community Health Workers | 78% | $51,850 | — | None |
| 7 | Health Education Specialists | 77% | $64,070 | — | None |
| 8 | First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers | 76% | $48,590 | — | None |
| 9 | Directors, Religious Activities and Education | 75% | $52,100 | — | None |
| 10 | Human Resources Managers | 75% | $149,280 | — | None |
Compared with Fitness and Wellness Coordinators, median —. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as fitness and wellness coordinators (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
86% skill match · $133,000
Operations Analysis · Management of Financial Resources · Instructing
83% skill match · $69,280
Operations Analysis · Instructing · Judgment and Decision Making
81% skill match · $47,320
Instructing · Persuasion · Complex Problem Solving
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Training and Development Managers (86% skill match, median $133,000), Training and Development Specialists (83% skill match, median $69,280) and Coaches and Scouts (81% skill match, median $47,320), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than fitness and wellness coordinators at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones. One usually needs a graduate degree: Rehabilitation Counselors.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.