200+ Personal Care & Fitness Jobs in Houston, TX

Government data shows modest base pay for the category overall: Houston's broad personal care and service group averaged $17.72 per hour in May 2025, and the wider SOC 39 family showed a $31,200 median, $42,140 75th percentile, and $58,660 90th percentile in 2025. For a better-paid subtrack, exercise trainers and group fitness instructors posted a $43,580 median annual wage and $20.95 mean hourly wage in Houston in May 2023. Current posting samples suggest a wide active range rather than one market rate, with hourly roles centered on about $13 to $35 / hour and a broader 25th-75th band of about $13 to $43 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 210 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,920 at the 25th percentile, $49,920 at the median and $54,340 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 16, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Houston is a workable market, but not an easy one, for personal care and fitness job seekers right now. The metro unemployment rate was 5% in August 2026, while total nonfarm employment grew 1.2954% year-over-year and Other Services employment grew 1.2327%. Local hiring is broad enough to keep applying—more than 150 postings were observed across more than 40 companies over the last 90 days—but state-level occupation signals were softer, with Texas personal care & fitness employment down 0.8% year-over-year and active postings down 3.4%. Pay is usually modest unless you move into a stronger niche or build repeat clientele; the Houston category median for the broader occupation family was $31,200 in 2025, while exercise trainers and group fitness instructors had a $43,580 median in 2023.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to on-site candidates who can start quickly, hold the right credential for their lane, and can show client-facing results; about 75% of sampled roles were entry level, about 25% mid level, about 95% were on-site, and common requirements included CPR/AED, recognized personal trainer certification, and cosmetology licensure.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming Houston's size guarantees easy placement or high pay; sampled hourly roles centered on about $13 to $35 / hour, and remote work was less than 5% of the mix.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 242 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Sport Clips, Inc.: 114 open roles
2. Great Clips, Inc.: 13 open roles
3. Life Time, Inc.: 12 open roles
4. Hand & Stone Corp.: 10 open roles
5. Massage Heights: 10 open roles
6. EOS Fitness: 8 open roles
7. Regis Corporation: 8 open roles
8. Crunch, LLC: 6 open roles
9. 24 Hour Fitness: 5 open roles
10. Cost Cutters: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Houston: 50
• Harris County: 49
• The Woodlands: 17
• Katy: 14
• Baytown: 13
• Deer Park: 12
• Montgomery County: 10
• Sugar Land: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 235 (100%)

Where the demand is

Openings are spread across a long tail rather than dominated by one chain. Over the last 90 days, the sample showed more than 150 postings across more than 40 companies, and the employer mix was labeled fragmented. The most visible employer names were Svetness with more than 30 postings and Sport Clips, Inc. with more than 20. The clearest demand clusters are fitness coaching and salon services, not every sub-role in the category equally. Health, wellness & fitness accounted for about 30% of sampled postings, wellness and fitness services about 25%, consumer services about 15%, healthcare about 10%, and sports & recreation about 5%. Certification patterns point the same way: CPR/AED appeared in about 35% of postings, recognized personal trainer certification in about 20%, and a cosmetology license in about 15%. That is a good sign if you are targeting gyms, studios, or salon/barber employers, but it is thinner evidence for smaller niches like pet care, tour work, or funeral-attendant jobs.

• Gym and studio coaching (high): The strongest visible fitness signal is around trainer and instructor work: personal training showed up in about 45% of sampled skills, fitness instruction in about 25%, and CPR/AED-related requirements in about 35% of certifications.
• Salon and haircut services (high): Salon-style hiring is clearly present: Sport Clips, Inc. was one of the most active named employers, and cosmetology license requirements appeared in about 15% of postings.
• Wellness and consumer service employers (moderate): Consumer services made up about 15% of sampled postings, with additional activity in healthcare at about 10% and sports & recreation at about 5%.
• Smaller niche sub-roles (limited): The evidence bundle has less direct visibility into pet care, tour, and funeral-service niches than into fitness and salon hiring.

Where to focus: If you need a job soon, focus on on-site fitness coaching or chain salon roles where credentials are explicit and entry hiring is common.

Roles worth searching next

• Gym member services or front-desk sales: It keeps you inside fitness operations while you build trainer credibility and employer trust.
• Physical therapy aide or rehab tech: Movement coaching and body-awareness experience transfer well into clinical support settings.
• Beauty retail advisor or salon coordinator: This is a practical fallback for cosmetology-track candidates who need employer access before landing a full chair-based role.
• Spa or wellness front-office coordinator: It keeps you close to wellness employers while building booking, retention, and client-service experience.

What postings ask for

• CPR/AED certification (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most common credential named locally, appearing in about 35% of postings, and CPR/AED also showed up among requested hard skills. Who: Anyone targeting trainer, instructor, youth activity, or floor-coach roles.
• Certified Personal Trainer (NCCA, DEAC, or NBFE recognized) (differentiator | immediate): A recognized CPT appeared in about 20% of local postings, which makes it one of the clearest filters for trainer-track roles. Who: Entry-level fitness candidates, career switchers, and trainers without a nationally recognized credential.
• Cosmetology license (table_stakes | immediate): A cosmetology license showed up in about 15% of local postings and is the clearest gatekeeper for salon-side roles. Who: Stylists, hair-focused switchers, and anyone pursuing chain-salon hiring first.
• Personal training and fitness instruction (premium | immediate): These were the most requested technical fitness skills in the local sample, with personal training in about 45% of postings and fitness instruction in about 25%. Who: Fitness candidates who want the broadest opening set in Houston.
• Client assessment, fitness assessment, and workout programming (differentiator | near-term): Assessment and program design are recurring filters: client assessment appeared in about 20% of postings, workout programming in about 15%, and fitness assessment in about 10%. Who: Trainers trying to move from generic floor coverage into higher-trust client work.
• Nutrition knowledge (differentiator | near-term): Nutrition knowledge appeared in about 20% of sampled postings, suggesting employers value broader coaching conversations, even when nutrition is not the full job. Who: Fitness applicants who want to stand out without changing categories.

Questions about this market

What do Personal Care & Fitness roles pay in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Government data shows modest base pay for the category overall: Houston's broad personal care and service group averaged $17.72 per hour in May 2025, and the wider SOC 39 family showed a $31,200 median, $42,140 75th percentile, and $58,660 90th percentile in 2025. For a better-paid subtrack, exercise trainers and group fitness instructors posted a $43,580 median annual wage and $20.95 mean hourly wage in Houston in May 2023. Current posting samples suggest a wide active range rather than one market rate, with hourly roles centered on about $13 to $35 / hour and a broader 25th-75th band of about $13 to $43 / hour. This is mostly a moderate-pay market where schedule fit, commissions, tips, and client volume matter as much as base rate. Houston's all-occupations mean was $32.51 per hour in May 2025, far above the broad local personal care/service mean.

Where is demand for Personal Care & Fitness roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX concentrated?

Openings are spread across a long tail rather than dominated by one chain. Over the last 90 days, the sample showed more than 150 postings across more than 40 companies, and the employer mix was labeled fragmented. The most visible employer names were Svetness with more than 30 postings and Sport Clips, Inc. with more than 20. The clearest demand clusters are fitness coaching and salon services, not every sub-role in the category equally. Health, wellness & fitness accounted for about 30% of sampled postings, wellness and fitness services about 25%, consumer services about 15%, healthcare about 10%, and sports & recreation about 5%. Certification patterns point the same way: CPR/AED appeared in about 35% of postings, recognized personal trainer certification in about 20%, and a cosmetology license in about 15%. That is a good sign if you are targeting gyms, studios, or salon/barber employers, but it is thinner evidence for smaller niches like pet care, tour work, or funeral-attendant jobs.

Which employers are hiring the most Personal Care & Fitness talent in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Recent postings show the most activity from Svetness (30 postings), Sport Clips, Inc. (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Personal Care & Fitness roles in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 0% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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