100+ Personal Care & Fitness Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Government anchors say the Philadelphia metro’s broad Personal Care and Service group averaged $19.52 per hour in May 2025, while the broader SOC 39-0000 family showed a $35,710 median and $40,600 mean annual wage in 2025. Separately, the local posting sample centers hourly pay on about $24 to $33 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on new Pennsylvania openings at about $40,941 in September 2026 (n=849).

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 76 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $60,000 at the 25th percentile, $66,040 at the median and $102,960 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

Philadelphia is a workable market for Personal Care & Fitness, but it is better for ready-to-go fitness candidates than for broad category generalists. Metro unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026, total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.8284% year-over-year, and Other Services employment was still edging up, which argues against a local demand collapse. But Pennsylvania Personal Care & Fitness employment was essentially flat and active postings were down 4.7% year-over-year in September 2026, while the local sample showed more than 175 postings across more than 50 companies with moderate employer concentration.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to on-site trainers or instructors who already hold CPR/AED and a recognized certified personal trainer credential, can show client assessment and workout-programming skill, and can speak to client retention or sales results.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming this whole category is equally active: this month’s clearest local signals are on the fitness side, while pay and hiring evidence are much thinner for beauty, childcare, pet grooming, and other sub-tracks.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 101 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Inc.: 20 open roles
2. Fgg Spa, Llc.: 17 open roles
3. Hand & Stone Corp.: 16 open roles
4. URGE Fitness: 8 open roles
5. Great Clips, Inc.: 5 open roles
6. Regis Corporation: 5 open roles
7. Nlcamerican: 4 open roles
8. Autumnlakememorialbridge: 2 open roles
9. Drybar: 2 open roles
10. Equinox: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 13
• Wilmington: 9
• Hainesport: 5
• Glassboro: 4
• Delran: 4
• Glen Mills: 4
• Medford: 4
• Conshohocken: 3

Work arrangement

on-site 92 (99%), hybrid 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in fitness-first employers. In the local posting sample, about 55% of openings sat in health, wellness & fitness, about 15% in wellness and fitness services, and about 10% in healthcare, with retail and sports & recreation each at about 5%. Over the last 90 days, the sample captured more than 175 postings across more than 50 companies, but hiring was moderately concentrated and led by Svetness with more than 75 postings. Boutique group-fitness and yoga/Pilates demand is still showing up in expansion news. BODYBAR Pilates plans an Exton opening on November 11, [solidcore] announced a new Montgomery County studio, City Heat targeted an October Philadelphia opening, Alpha Fit Club targeted a year-end Philadelphia opening, and Liberty Yoga reported bringing in additional teachers. These are useful lead lists for instructors, but they are expansion signals rather than confirmed job counts. By contrast, the evidence is much thinner this month for beauty, childcare, pet grooming, and tour/usher work, so candidates in those lanes should read this page as broad category guidance rather than direct proof of local hiring depth.

• In-home and mobile personal training (high): This is the clearest volume lane in the local sample, with Svetness as the leading named employer and with the market overwhelmingly on-site.
• Boutique studios and group fitness (moderate): Pilates, yoga, hot-yoga, and small-group concepts have multiple local expansion or multi-instructor signals, which makes this a real but selective lane.
• Healthcare-adjacent wellness coaching (moderate): About 10% of local postings sit in healthcare, and hospital or corporate-wellness employers commonly value accredited trainer credentials.
• Licensed beauty services (limited): Beauty is present but not the clearest hiring engine in the current evidence, with cosmetology licenses appearing in about 5% of certification mentions in this mixed local sample.

Where to focus: If you need a job in the next 90 days, focus first on on-site trainer and instructor roles, then on boutique studio openings; keep beauty or other niche paths as a parallel search unless you already bring the right license and client base.

Roles worth searching next

• Physical therapy aide: It uses movement coaching, exercise demonstration, and client-facing stamina in a more clinical setting.
• Member services or front desk coordinator: It keeps you inside gyms, spas, or wellness employers while using scheduling, sales, and client-service strengths.
• Wellness program coordinator: It rewards fitness knowledge plus communication, retention, and light admin skills.
• Beauty advisor or salon coordinator: It is a reasonable alternative for beauty-path candidates who do not yet have a full service license but can sell products and manage client flow.
• Activities assistant in senior living: It fits candidates interested in active-aging work and can build credibility with older-adult populations.

What postings ask for

• CPR/AED certification (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 50% of local postings and is one of the fastest screen-out items for trainer and instructor roles. Who: Anyone targeting fitness instruction, personal training, aquatics, or group exercise.
• Certified Personal Trainer credential (table_stakes | immediate): About 40% of local postings ask for a certified personal trainer credential, and accredited certifications are almost always required by gyms, hospitals, or corporate wellness programs hiring trainers. Who: Entry-level trainers, career switchers, and instructors who want broader employer access.
• Client assessment and workout programming (differentiator | immediate): Local postings frequently ask for client assessment, workout programming, and exercise demonstration rather than just general enthusiasm for fitness. Who: All trainer and instructor candidates, especially those without deep experience.
• Nutrition knowledge (differentiator | near-term): Nutrition knowledge appears in about 40% of local postings, which helps candidates package coaching as more than just floor supervision. Who: Personal trainers and wellness coaches building higher-value packages.
• Client acquisition, retention, and sales confidence (premium | immediate): Gym operators say many new trainers lack client acquisition, client retention, and sales confidence, and employers describe this as a readiness gap rather than a pure credential gap. Who: Trainers who want boutique, commission, or independent-contractor style roles.
• Senior Fitness or Corrective Exercise specialization (premium | near-term): The most in-demand trainers increasingly pair a base certification with a specialization such as Corrective Exercise or Senior Fitness, and active-aging training is one of the demand areas employers highlight. Who: Mid-career trainers and career switchers with rehab, teaching, or aging-services backgrounds.

Questions about this market

What do Personal Care & Fitness roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Government anchors say the Philadelphia metro’s broad Personal Care and Service group averaged $19.52 per hour in May 2025, while the broader SOC 39-0000 family showed a $35,710 median and $40,600 mean annual wage in 2025. Separately, the local posting sample centers hourly pay on about $24 to $33 / hour, and Revelio Public Labor Statistics shows mean offered salary on new Pennsylvania openings at about $40,941 in September 2026 (n=849). This is a moderate-pay market, not a high-pay one. It can be accessible faster than many office tracks, but most candidates should not expect typical pay to approach the metro’s all-occupation mean wage of $34.49 per hour without specialization, premium clientele, or strong commission economics.

Where is demand for Personal Care & Fitness roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in fitness-first employers. In the local posting sample, about 55% of openings sat in health, wellness & fitness, about 15% in wellness and fitness services, and about 10% in healthcare, with retail and sports & recreation each at about 5%. Over the last 90 days, the sample captured more than 175 postings across more than 50 companies, but hiring was moderately concentrated and led by Svetness with more than 75 postings. Boutique group-fitness and yoga/Pilates demand is still showing up in expansion news. BODYBAR Pilates plans an Exton opening on November 11, [solidcore] announced a new Montgomery County studio, City Heat targeted an October Philadelphia opening, Alpha Fit Club targeted a year-end Philadelphia opening, and Liberty Yoga reported bringing in additional teachers. These are useful lead lists for instructors, but they are expansion signals rather than confirmed job counts. By contrast, the evidence is much thinner this month for beauty, childcare, pet grooming, and tour/usher work, so candidates in those lanes should read this page as broad category guidance rather than direct proof of local hiring depth.

Which employers are hiring the most Personal Care & Fitness talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Svetness (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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