Fitness and wellness coordinators rate their happiness above average.
At CareerExplorer, we conduct an ongoing survey with millions of people and ask them how satisfied they are with their careers. As it turns out, fitness and wellness coordinators rate their career happiness 3.5 out of 5 stars which puts them in the top 33% of careers.
To put this into perspective, we compared how happy fitness and wellness coordinators are to similar careers in the industry. Take a look at the results below:
Salaries and satisfaction ratings in similar careers
| Career | Satisfaction | Avg Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports writer | 3.6 | $25k |
| Fitness trainer | 3.6 | $40k |
| Golf pro | 3.5 | $36k |
| Personal trainer | 3.5 | $35k |
| Physical education teacher | 3.5 | $63k |
| Fitness and wellness coordinator | 3.5 | $74k |
| Athletic trainer | 3.3 | $49k |
| Exercise physiologist | 3.3 | $49k |
| Physical therapist | 3.3 | $79k |
| Sports referee | 3.2 | $33k |
So what does it mean to be happy in your career? Let’s break it down into different dimensions:
- Salary: Are fitness and wellness coordinators happy with their salary?
- Meaning: Do fitness and wellness coordinators find their jobs meaningful?
- Personality fit: How well suited are people’s personalities to their everyday tasks as fitness and wellness coordinators?
- Work environment: How enjoyable are fitness and wellness coordinator’s work environments?
- Skills utilization: Are fitness and wellness coordinators making the best use of their abilities?
Are fitness and wellness coordinators happy with their salary?
Fitness and wellness coordinators rated their satisfaction with their salaries 2.6/5. Fitness and wellness coordinators tend to be quite unhappy with their salary, with very few reporting satisfaction with their pay.
We asked fitness and wellness coordinators how fairly compensated they are for their work.
Their response was:
2.6 out of 5 stars
260 fitness and wellness coordinators
7% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their compensation 5 stars
14% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their compensation 4 stars
30% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their compensation 3 stars
31% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their compensation 2 stars
18% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their compensation 1 stars
Do fitness and wellness coordinators find their jobs meaningful?
On average, fitness and wellness coordinators rate the meaningfulness of their work a 3.4/5. Most tend to be satisified with the level of meaning they find in their careers.
We asked fitness and wellness coordinators how meaningful they found their work.
Their response was:
3.4 out of 5 stars
267 fitness and wellness coordinators
21% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated how meaningful they found their career 5 stars
26% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated how meaningful they found their career 4 stars
30% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated how meaningful they found their career 3 stars
16% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated how meaningful they found their career 2 stars
7% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated how meaningful they found their career 1 stars
How well are people’s personalities suited to everyday tasks as fitness and wellness coordinators?
Fitness and wellness coordinators rated their personality fit with their work an average of 4.2/5. The majority of fitness and wellness coordinators find their personalities quite well suited to their work, with relatively few having complaints about their fit.
We asked fitness and wellness coordinators how well their personalities fit into their careers.
Their response was:
4.2 out of 5 stars
288 fitness and wellness coordinators
42% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their career fit 5 stars
40% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their career fit 4 stars
13% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their career fit 3 stars
4% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their career fit 2 stars
1% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their career fit 1 stars
How enjoyable is a fitness and wellness coordinator’s work environment?
As a whole, fitness and wellness coordinators rated their enjoyment of their work environment 3.9/5. A solid majority of fitness and wellness coordinators enjoy their work environment, probably contributing to overall higher satisfaction with working as a fitness and wellness coordinator.
We asked fitness and wellness coordinators how much they enjoyed their work environment.
Their response was:
3.9 out of 5 stars
289 fitness and wellness coordinators
25% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their work environment 5 stars
48% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their work environment 4 stars
16% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their work environment 3 stars
8% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their work environment 2 stars
3% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their work environment 1 stars
Are fitness and wellness coordinators making the best use of their abilities?
Former fitness and wellness coordinators on CareerExplorer have rated their skills utilization 3.3/5. Most fitness and wellness coordinators are satisfied with how well their abilities are skills are made of use.
We asked fitness and wellness coordinators how well their abilities were used in their careers.
Their response was:
3.3 out of 5 stars
288 fitness and wellness coordinators
20% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 5 stars
25% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 4 stars
28% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 3 stars
18% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 2 stars
8% of fitness and wellness coordinators rated their how well their skills were utilized in their career 1 stars