25+ Personal Care & Fitness Jobs in Nashville, TN

The clearest observed local benchmark is BLS's May 2025 mean for personal care and service occupations in Nashville: $18.48 an hour, or about $38,430 a year. That local mean trails the national mean for the same broad occupation family, $19.74 nationally versus $18.48 locally, and sits well below the metrowide average wage of $31.92 across all jobs. In the Callings.ai job database, hourly postings center on about $23 to $37 an hour, but that is a partial postings sample that mixes different sub-roles and pay models. For cosmetology specifically, one local estimate puts Murfreesboro median pay at $49,610, with senior and expert ranges extending to $54,571–$79,376.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 31 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $52,000 at the 25th percentile, $72,800 at the median and $72,800 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Nashville is a workable but selective market for Personal Care & Fitness right now. The metro unemployment rate was 3.0% in July 2026, metro nonfarm employment was up 1.6% over the year ended June 2026, and Other Services employment was up 0.9653% year over year, so the broader local service economy is still supportive. There is real near-term hiring, with 65 active openings across 20 employers in a September snapshot and more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies over the last 90 days, but Tennessee-wide occupation signals are softer, with personal care & fitness postings down 9.7% year over year and employment down 0.7%. Pay looks moderate rather than exceptional: BLS puts Nashville personal care and service occupations at about $38,430 a year on average, below both the metrowide average wage and the national mean for the same broad occupation family.

Best positioned: Candidates who already have either a cosmetology license or CPR/AED plus a group fitness or personal training credential, and who can work fully on-site in Nashville, Brentwood, or Franklin, have the best odds.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming studio expansion means easy full-time, high-pay work; most openings skew entry level and on-site, and statewide occupation postings are still down year over year.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 46 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Svetness: 12 open roles
2. Marriott International, Inc.: 4 open roles
3. Great Clips, Inc.: 3 open roles
4. Blo Blow Dry Bar: 2 open roles
5. Crunch Fitness, Primetime Fitness LLC: 2 open roles
6. Drybar: 2 open roles
7. Equinox: 2 open roles
8. Gaylord Hotels: 2 open roles
9. Hand & Stone Corp.: 2 open roles
10. Level Wellness PLLC: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Nashville: 18
• Franklin: 12
• Brentwood: 4
• Nolensville: 3
• Hendersonville: 2
• Smyrna: 1
• Mount Juliet: 1
• Goodlettsville: 1

Work arrangement

on-site 43 (100%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunities are concentrated in a few submarkets, not spread evenly across the whole category. In the latest local snapshot, Nashville proper held 26 openings, Brentwood had 8, and Franklin had 7. Employer demand also clusters around recognizable operators: Great Clips had 25 open roles in the snapshot, with Svetness and Salon Renter Inc. also visible, while the broader 90-day sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies and a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant hirer. The category mix matters. In the recent postings sample, the most-active industries were retail at about 20%, healthcare at about 20%, sports & recreation at about 15%, wellness and fitness services at about 15%, and hospitality at about 10%. That helps explain why salon chains, club fitness brands, boutique studios, and recreation-linked programs all show up at once. On the fitness side, Equinox posted both personal trainer and Pilates instructor roles in late August, and boutique expansion signals from JETSET Pilates and BODYBAR suggest more instructor demand in Nashville's suburban growth pockets.

• Chain salons and beauty operators (high): This is one of the clearest hiring lanes right now, with Great Clips, Salon Renter Inc., and Salon PS LLC appearing among visible employers in local signals.
• Club fitness and boutique studios (high): Equinox posted both trainer and Pilates roles, and boutique Pilates expansion is active in Franklin and the wider Nashville area.
• Community recreation and program-based work (moderate): YMCA of Middle Tennessee appears among prominent employers, and Tennessee announced $500,000 for 21 youth recreational programs, which can support instructor and recreation staffing.

Where to focus: Pick one lane and go deep. If you are fitness-led, focus on on-site club and boutique roles in Nashville, Brentwood, and Franklin; if you are beauty-led, prioritize chain and multi-location salon operators first.

Roles worth searching next

• Membership sales specialist at a gym or studio: Trainer postings in Nashville already emphasize building a client base, and local postings also ask for appointment scheduling, so the jump into membership sales or retention is realistic.
• Front-desk or scheduling coordinator for salons, spas, or studios: Appointment scheduling is present in the local skills mix, and the category's hiring touches wellness, healthcare, and hospitality settings where front-desk workflow matters.
• Recreation program coordinator or youth program assistant: YMCA of Middle Tennessee appears among prominent local employers, and Tennessee just funded 21 youth recreational programs, which points to nearby program-delivery and operations roles.
• Healthcare support or wellness office coordinator: About 20% of local postings in this category sit in healthcare industries, so candidates with client-care and scheduling experience can move into adjacent patient-facing support roles.

What postings ask for

• CPR/AED certification (table_stakes | immediate): It is one of the most common local requirements, appearing in about 15% of postings as CPR/AED certification and another about 5% in a variant form, and it aligns with the core fitness skill profile nationally. Who: Anyone targeting trainer, instructor, or recreation-facing roles.
• Group fitness certification (differentiator | immediate): Group fitness certification shows up in about 10% of local postings, and local studios are actively staffing instructor-led formats. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates aiming at classes rather than only one-on-one training.
• Personal training certification (differentiator | immediate): Personal training is the single most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 20%, and employers such as Equinox expect trainers to assess clients, design programs, and build a book of business. Who: Career switchers and early-career candidates who need a clear proof-of-readiness signal.
• Cosmetology license (table_stakes | immediate): A cosmetology license appears in about 10% of local postings and is the basic gatekeeper for beauty-service work rather than a nice-to-have. Who: Anyone pursuing salon, hair, nail, or beauty-service paths.
• Fitness assessment and program design (differentiator | near-term): Fitness assessment and program design each appear in about 10% of local postings, and they also show up directly in current trainer job duties in Nashville. Who: Candidates who want better odds at premium club roles or repeat-client work.
• Yoga or Pilates instruction (premium | near-term): Yoga and Pilates are part of the core specialization set nationally, and Nashville-area boutique expansion is specifically creating more Pilates teaching demand. Who: Instructors who want to move beyond commodity group exercise into a branded or specialty lane.

Questions about this market

What do Personal Care & Fitness roles pay in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

The clearest observed local benchmark is BLS's May 2025 mean for personal care and service occupations in Nashville: $18.48 an hour, or about $38,430 a year. That local mean trails the national mean for the same broad occupation family, $19.74 nationally versus $18.48 locally, and sits well below the metrowide average wage of $31.92 across all jobs. In the Callings.ai job database, hourly postings center on about $23 to $37 an hour, but that is a partial postings sample that mixes different sub-roles and pay models. For cosmetology specifically, one local estimate puts Murfreesboro median pay at $49,610, with senior and expert ranges extending to $54,571–$79,376. This is a moderate-pay market. Revelio Public Labor Statistics puts the mean offered salary on new Tennessee personal care & fitness openings at about $40,138 (n=682), versus about $69,848 across all Tennessee openings, so the category still pays below the state's average advertised job.

Where is demand for Personal Care & Fitness roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN concentrated?

Real opportunities are concentrated in a few submarkets, not spread evenly across the whole category. In the latest local snapshot, Nashville proper held 26 openings, Brentwood had 8, and Franklin had 7. Employer demand also clusters around recognizable operators: Great Clips had 25 open roles in the snapshot, with Svetness and Salon Renter Inc. also visible, while the broader 90-day sample showed more than 50 postings across more than 30 companies and a fragmented employer base rather than one dominant hirer. The category mix matters. In the recent postings sample, the most-active industries were retail at about 20%, healthcare at about 20%, sports & recreation at about 15%, wellness and fitness services at about 15%, and hospitality at about 10%. That helps explain why salon chains, club fitness brands, boutique studios, and recreation-linked programs all show up at once. On the fitness side, Equinox posted both personal trainer and Pilates instructor roles in late August, and boutique expansion signals from JETSET Pilates and BODYBAR suggest more instructor demand in Nashville's suburban growth pockets.

Which employers are hiring the most Personal Care & Fitness talent in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN?

Recent postings show the most activity from TruFit Athletic Clubs (5 postings), Salon Renter Inc. (5 postings), Primetime Fitness LLC (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Personal Care & Fitness roles in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN be done remotely?

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

How current are these listings?

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