Fitness Studio Owner: Owns and runs a gym, fitness studio, or franchise like a boxing, cycling, or CrossFit gym. Typical pay $90k.
Corporate Wellness Director: Runs employee health and fitness programs for large companies. Typical pay $100k.
Gym General Manager: Runs daily operations at a gym or health club: staff, sales, equipment, and member experience. Typical pay $62k.
Online Fitness Coach: Coaches clients remotely through apps, video calls, and custom programs. Typical pay $55k.
Health and Wellness Coach: Helps people change habits around exercise, eating, sleep, and stress. Typical pay $55k.
Group Fitness Director: Manages a gym's group class schedule and instructors. Typical pay $56k.
Fitness Manager: Manages the personal trainers at a gym or health club, hiring and coaching them, tracking training sales, and keeping the gym floor safe. Typical pay $58k.
Tactical Strength & Conditioning Coach: Plans strength and conditioning programs for firefighters, police officers and soldiers, testing recruits and training them to meet job fitness standards. Typical pay $65k.
Commercial Fitness Equipment Sales Rep: Sells treadmills, weight racks, and full gym setups to colleges, hotels, pro teams, and fire stations, helping design the space. Typical pay $65k.
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Fitness Content Creator: Makes fitness videos and content for social media, YouTube, and apps, earning from sponsors and products. Typical pay $50k.
Personal Trainer: Designs workouts and coaches people one-on-one to get stronger and healthier. Typical pay $46k.
Group Fitness Instructor: Leads group workout classes like spin, HIIT, dance fitness, and boot camp. Typical pay $42k.
Yoga Instructor: Teaches yoga classes at studios, gyms, and for private clients. Typical pay $40k.
Pilates Instructor: Teaches Pilates on mats and machines like the reformer to build core strength and flexibility. Typical pay $48k.
Martial Arts Instructor: Teaches martial arts like karate, jiu-jitsu, taekwondo, or boxing. Typical pay $40k.
Corrective Exercise Specialist: Assesses clients' posture and movement and designs exercise plans to fix muscle imbalances, often for people finishing physical therapy. Typical pay $48k.
Contest Prep Coach: Coaches bodybuilding and physique competitors, mostly online, adjusting their diet and training each week and helping with posing before shows. Typical pay $45k.
Assisted Stretch Practitioner: Guides clients through one-on-one assisted stretching sessions at a stretch or recovery studio, from athletes to office workers with stiff backs. Typical pay $38k.
Gym Front Desk Associate: Greets and checks in members at a gym or YMCA, answers questions about classes, signs up new members, and keeps the lobby running smoothly. Typical pay $30k.
Prenatal & Postpartum Fitness Specialist: Designs safe workouts for pregnant women and new mothers, adapting exercise for each trimester and helping clients rebuild core strength after birth. Typical pay $45k.
Fitness Model: Models activewear, supplements and fitness gear in photo shoots and ads for brands, and often builds a social media following around workouts. Typical pay $30k.
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