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What a corporate wellness specialist
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10,450in the US (2025)
$69,770median pay / year
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Manage or coordinate wellness programs and services
Schedule next quarter's on-site wellness offerings, confirm three inst…3 sources agree

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Manage or coordinate wellness programs and services+
Schedule next quarter's on-site wellness offerings, confirm three instructors for lunchtime yoga, reserve the small gym for Mondays and Wednesdays, upload updated consent forms, and notify HR and the floor managers by Thursday so enrollments open Friday.
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Promote safe and effective exercise+
Draft and send the safety-first guidance for the upcoming 6-week strength series to all registrants, include warm-up progressions, clear contraindications, and a reminder to complete the pre-class health screening by Tuesday morning.
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Use equipment to deliver fitness instruction+
Prepare the equipment list and station setup notes for Wednesday's circuit class, inspect and tag any worn straps or cables, arrange replacements for faulty items before the class, and brief the floor attendant on safe spotting techniques.
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Manage or oversee fitness or recreation facilities+
Walk the fitness suite with the facilities lead, log lighting, HVAC, and flooring issues, prioritize repairs that affect safety, set timelines with maintenance, and circulate the facility report and action items to the wellness director by Friday.
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Prepare or implement budgets and strategic, operational, purchasing, or maintenance plans.+
Build a year‑long wellness budget that ties program goals to line items, allocate vendor, equipment and staffing costs, include a Q1 contingency of 10 percent, and produce a one‑page executive summary for HR by Friday.
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Track cost-containment strategies and programs to evaluate effectiveness.+
Track and report monthly cost‑containment measures by logging program enrollment, vendor spend, incentive payouts and utilization rates, calculate savings versus baseline, and send a concise impact memo to the benefits director on the first of each month.
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Provide individual support or counseling in general wellness or nutrition.+
Schedule a 45‑minute nutrition support session with Maya in benefits, review her health intake, agree personalized goals, document the plan and follow‑up actions in the client record, and confirm the next check‑in in four weeks.
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Use computer skills and software to manage Web sites or databases, publish newsletters, or provide webinars.+
Publish this month’s wellness newsletter with the site update, class schedule, and RSVP links, post the recording and slides of last week’s webinar, and send a short announcement to all staff with key highlights and registration reminders by Tuesday.
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What the work runs on

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6 tasksMicrosoft Excelcaptures inspection findings, prioritizes issues, and produces a concise action tracker for stakeholdersOpen its task library →
4 tasksGoogle Workspacecalendar, shared docs, and group email make scheduling, form sharing, and notifications straightforward
4 tasksMicrosoft Outlookdelivers the guidance to registrants and tracks responses
4 tasksOracle HRISprovides employee health and HRA datasets needed to segment populations and analyze cost drivers
3 tasksAirtabletracks inventory condition, schedules maintenance, and shares setup notes with staff
2 tasksMicrosoft Wordcreates a clear, printable guidance document and checklist for participantsOpen its task library →
2 tasksMicroFit HealthWizardstores client intake, counseling notes, and follow‑up scheduling for wellness coaching
1 taskAdobe Acrobatfinalise, digitally sign, and produce a secure PDF of the fitness statement
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  • Live with the outcome

What the work pays

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United States

this exact occupation · BLS 2025
  • $69,770 a year — the middle: half earn more, half earn less
  • The lowest tenth earn near $44,910; the top tenth near $118,710
  • 10,450 people employed in this occupation

India

the occupation GROUP, not this job · PLFS via ILOSTAT 2025
  • ₹26,152 a month — the median for Technicians and associate professionals, the group this work sits in
  • India publishes pay by broad occupation group, so this covers many jobs besides this one. It is a shape, not a salary.
read this carefullyThese two numbers are not comparable and must not be converted into each other. One is a yearly figure for this job alone; the other is a monthly figure for a whole family of jobs. What travels between them is the pattern, not the amount: experience lifts pay almost everywhere.

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You’ll split time between program work, direct coaching, and admin. Morning might be reviewing Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) trends or insurance data to spot needs, then writing emails in Microsoft Outlook and scheduling workshops in Google Calendar.

Afternoons often include delivering group fitness classes, one-on-one wellness counseling, or running webinars (use Google Workspace or Microsoft Teams). You’ll also update participant databases in Excel or Airtable and check facility maintenance or equipment use logs.

Expect Google Workspace and Microsoft Outlook for email, calendars, and webinar delivery. Microsoft Excel and Airtable are used to track program metrics, budgets, and client data.

For HR integration you may use Oracle HRIS; for client fitness testing you might input results into MicroFit HealthWizard. Adobe Acrobat or Microsoft Word handles signed fitness statements and program reports.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2025 data, 10,450 people held this role. The median wage is $69,770 per year, the lowest tenth is $44,910, and the top tenth is $118,710.

Your exact pay depends on employer (corporate vs. vendor), location, and whether you handle clinical tasks like medical assessments or signed fitness-for-duty statements.

Employers commonly want a degree in exercise science, public health, or related fields and certifications like ACSM, NASM, or a corporate wellness credential. A nutrition or counseling certificate helps for one-on-one support.

Also learn systems: basic Excel, Google Workspace, and whatever HRIS (like Oracle) the employer uses. Showing experience with MicroFit HealthWizard or running webinars is a plus.

AI can help draft newsletters, summarize HRA or insurance trends, or generate workshop outlines. Use it to save time, then check outputs against the actual data in Excel, Airtable, or Oracle HRIS before acting.

Never use AI to produce medical diagnoses, signed fitness statements, or clinical assessments after serious illness. Keep client PHI (personal health information) out of public AI tools unless your employer has an approved, secure system.

Two concrete skills: clear client-facing communication (for counseling, classes, and customer service) and data handling with Excel or Airtable to track outcomes and budgets. Both are used daily.

You also need facility oversight skills (equipment safety and maintenance), basic program budgeting, and the ability to coordinate with clinicians and HR using tools like Oracle HRIS and Microsoft Outlook.