AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 11-9179.01
Will AI replace Fitness and Wellness Coordinators?
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators: AI can already handle 15 of 24 tasks; the work mostly needs a frontier-tier model.
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Every task, scored
The 24 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Fitness and Wellness Coordinators, from most to least exposed. 15 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.
| Task | AI exposure | Evidence | Model tier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition. | Observed | Frontier | |
| Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Supervise fitness or wellness specialists, such as fitness instructors, nutritionists, or health educators. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Select or supervise contractors, such as event hosts or health, fitness, and wellness practitioners. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Organize and oversee health screenings or other preventive measures, such as mammography, blood pressure, or cholesterol screenings or flu vaccinations. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Respond to customer, public, or media requests for information about wellness programs or services. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Organize and oversee events such as organized runs or walks. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Evaluate fitness and wellness programs to determine their effectiveness. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Demonstrate proper operation of fitness equipment, such as resistance machines, cardio machines, free weights, or fitness assessment devices. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Conduct needs assessments or surveys to determine interest in, or satisfaction with, wellness and fitness programs, events, or services. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Interpret insurance data or Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) data to develop programs that address specific needs of target populations. | Estimated | Standard | |
| Recommend or approve new program or service offerings to promote wellness and fitness, produce revenues, or minimize costs. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop or coordinate fitness and wellness programs or services. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans. | Estimated | Frontier | |
| Develop fitness or wellness classes, such as yoga, aerobics, strength training, or aquatics, ensuring a diversity of class offerings. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Develop marketing campaigns to promote a healthy lifestyle or participation in fitness or wellness programs. | Observed | Standard | |
| Conduct or facilitate training sessions or seminars for wellness and fitness staff. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Teach fitness classes to improve strength, flexibility, cardiovascular conditioning, or general fitness of participants. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Organize and oversee fitness or wellness programs, such as information presentations, blood drives, or training in first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain wellness- and fitness-related schedules, records, or reports. | Estimated | Efficient | |
| Maintain or arrange for maintenance of fitness equipment or facilities. | Estimated | Efficient |
Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 2 of 24 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 22 of 24. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.
The model tier this role needs
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 100% of the work is something AI can address at some tier.
Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.
Wages, employment and outlook
- US employment
- 10,450
- Median annual wage
- $69,770
- Middle half of earners
- $54,130 to $94,440
- Projected change, 2024 to 2034
- +6.5%
Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034. BLS publishes these figures by SOC code, so O*NET occupations that share a SOC code show the same figures.
Adjacent roles
The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.
- Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors 63% skill overlap, about 13 months to move Exposure37
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 60% skill overlap, about 14 months to move Exposure65
- Exercise Physiologists 57% skill overlap, about 16 months to move Exposure45
- Recreation Workers 56% skill overlap, about 16 months to move Exposure59
- Recycling Coordinators 56% skill overlap, about 16 months to move Exposure28
Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.
Questions about Fitness and Wellness Coordinators and AI
Will AI replace Fitness and Wellness Coordinators?
AI already handles 15 of the 24 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 58 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by +6.5% from 2024 to 2034.
What is the AI exposure of Fitness and Wellness Coordinators?
58 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 2 of the 24 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 22 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.
Which Fitness and Wellness Coordinators tasks can AI already do?
The tasks with the highest exposure are: Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition; Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities, ensuring safe and clean facilities and equipment; Track attendance, participation, or performance data related to wellness events. They are three of the 15 tasks that reach 60 or more.
What AI model tier does this role need?
A frontier-tier model or lower covers 100% of the role's importance-weighted task work. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.
How many people work as Fitness and Wellness Coordinators, and what do they earn?
10,450 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $69,770 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of +6.5% from 2024 to 2034.
How to cite
Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.
JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Fitness and Wellness Coordinators. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/fitness-and-wellness-coordinators
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