Corporate Wellness Director

Also called: Wellness Program Manager

Runs employee health and fitness programs for large companies.

A day in the life

They manage on-site gyms, plan wellness challenges, bring in health coaches, and measure whether programs reduce health costs. Tech companies, hospitals, and big employers hire them.

Pay over a career

Starting
$60k
Typical
$100k
High
$160k

Estimate.

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

Training

Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 8 years after high school. Bachelor's or master's in health promotion, exercise science, or public health.

Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.

Majors to look at: Health Promotion, Exercise Science, Public Health.

Outlook

Growing about average. Companies invest in employee health.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Medium risk for 10 years. Wellness apps and AI coaching automate tracking and nudges; designing programs and selling them to leaders stay human.

Start now, in high school

Classes: Health, AP Psychology, Business.

Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9199.

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