Meditation & Mindfulness Teacher

Also called: Mindfulness Coach

Teaches meditation and mindfulness to groups, schools, companies and individuals.

A day in the life

She leads a morning meditation for hospital staff, records a guided session for an app, and teaches an after-school mindfulness class.

Pay over a career

Starting
$20k
Typical
$42k
High
$90k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

Certificate, about 1 year after high school. Meditation teacher training programs; many also have counseling or yoga backgrounds.

Ways in: Certification, Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.

Majors to look at: Psychology.

Outlook

Growing faster than average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. Meditation apps and AI-guided sessions already serve most beginners; live classes for schools and companies continue.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Psychology, Health, Speech.

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