100+ Personal Care & Fitness Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed local pay data is mostly metro-wide rather than occupation-specific: average weekly wages across Raleigh-Cary establishments were $1,505.87 in Q3 2025, up 5.0% year over year, and the metrowide average hourly wage was $34.01 in May 2025. For the occupation itself, the more relevant anchors are national and state occupational signals: the BLS puts U.S. fitness trainers and instructors at a $46,180 median annual wage and $22.20 median hourly wage, while mean offered salary on new North Carolina Personal Care & Fitness openings was about $43,862 in July 2026 (n=1,024).

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Advertised pay

Across the 84 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $47,840 at the 25th percentile, $62,400 at the median and $83,200 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is a workable but selective market for Personal Care & Fitness right now. The metro had 836,062 employed workers in June 2026, up 0.4185% year over year, and North Carolina unemployment was 3.6%, so the broader labor market is still relatively supportive. But statewide Personal Care & Fitness signals are softer: employment was essentially flat year over year and active postings were down 3.2% in July 2026, which points more to replacement hiring than broad expansion. In the local posting sample, more than 20 postings appeared across around 15 companies over the last 90 days, with about 65% of roles at entry level.

Best positioned: Applicants who already have CPR/AED plus a recognized personal-training credential or an active cosmetology license, and who are ready for on-site work, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not assume Raleigh's strong overall wage backdrop turns into easy category pay; most Personal Care & Fitness openings still cluster much closer to mid-$40k occupational benchmarks than to the metrowide wage average.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 121 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Great Clips, Inc.: 41 open roles
2. Svetness: 13 open roles
3. Salon Renter Inc.: 10 open roles
4. Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, Inc.: 8 open roles
5. Hand & Stone Corp.: 7 open roles
6. Belk, Inc.: 6 open roles
7. Drybar: 4 open roles
8. Belk, Inc.: 3 open roles
9. Crunch, LLC: 3 open roles
10. Life Time, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 33
• Durham: 23
• Cary: 19
• Garner: 12
• Wake Forest: 6
• Holly Springs: 4
• Apex: 4
• Clayton: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 114 (99%), remote 1 (1%)

Where the demand is

The clearest local concentration is in fitness-first hiring. Over the last 90 days, the most consistently active employers in the sample included Gold's Gym, Life Time, Inc., and Svetness, and separate fresh openings appeared at One50Fitness and Raleigh Mobile Fitness. The local skill mix also leans heavily toward personal training, program design, fitness assessment, fitness coaching, and nutrition education, which suggests employers want staff who can coach, personalize, and retain clients rather than simply supervise a room. A second cluster sits in service and family-oriented operators. The local employer list also includes The Little Gym, Salon Renter Inc., Salon PS LLC, and Petco, which points to a mixed market spanning kids' enrichment, beauty, and pet-care work rather than one dominant subfield. For childcare-adjacent roles, North Carolina's 2026 rules changed group-size allowances for some infant and toddler settings and clarified credentialing, so staffing needs may shift by program model rather than rise evenly everywhere. The evidence is uneven across sub-roles. Local skill and certification signals are much stronger for fitness and cosmetology than for tour-guide, usher, or recreation-style work, so job seekers should follow the strongest signal clusters instead of assuming every title inside this category is equally active.

• Fitness training and group instruction (high): Best-supported part of the market: local employers include Gold's Gym, Life Time, Inc., Svetness, One50Fitness, and Raleigh Mobile Fitness, and the leading local skills are personal training, program design, and fitness assessment.
• Salon and licensed beauty work (moderate): Still active through Salon Renter Inc. and Salon PS LLC, with cosmetology license appearing in about 15% of sampled certification mentions.
• Child-focused and care-adjacent programs (moderate): The Little Gym and the state's 2026 child care rule changes suggest openings can appear, but demand may vary by program type and credential mix.

Where to focus: If you need a job in the next 30-90 days, focus first on fitness and member-facing roles where the local evidence is deepest, then use salon or child-program paths as secondary tracks.

Roles worth searching next

• Membership sales advisor: It keeps you inside gym and studio environments while using the same rapport-building and client-conversion strengths.
• Physical therapy aide: It suits trainers who want a more clinical, structured setting and already understand movement cueing and client support.
• Beauty retail specialist: It lets beauty-oriented candidates monetize product knowledge, consultations, and client service without needing to start from a fully booked chair.
• Studio operations coordinator: It uses scheduling, member communication, retention, and front-of-house discipline that many trainers and salon staff already practice.

What postings ask for

• CPR/AED certification (table_stakes | immediate): It appears in about 20% of sampled local certification requirements and is the fastest credibility upgrade for fitness-floor and youth-facing work. Who: Entry-level applicants, switchers, and anyone targeting gym or kids' programming roles.
• Recognized personal trainer certification (differentiator | immediate): Certified personal trainer requirements repeat throughout the local sample, and nationally recognized employer-facing options include NASM-CPT, ACE-CPT, NSCA-CPT, ACSM-CPT, ISSA-CPT, NCCPT, NESTA-CPT, and IPTA. Who: Fitness applicants who want the fastest route from general interest to interviewable profile.
• Cosmetology license (table_stakes | immediate): A cosmetology license appears in about 15% of sampled certification mentions, making it the gating credential for the beauty side of this market. Who: Beauty, salon, and appearance-service applicants.
• Program design and fitness assessment (differentiator | immediate): These skills each appear in about 20% of sampled local skill mentions, showing that employers want trainers who can evaluate and personalize, not just lead workouts. Who: Mid-career trainers and applicants trying to move beyond entry-level floor roles.
• Nutrition education and fitness coaching (differentiator | near-term): Both show up repeatedly in local skill patterns and matter most in roles tied to retention, higher-value clients, and ongoing engagement. Who: Trainers who want better pay or recurring client relationships.
• Online coaching, progress tracking, and data use (premium | near-term): Successful trainers in 2026 increasingly need online coaching, remote progress tracking, and data use, and hybrid delivery has become the default model for nearly half of trainers nationally. Who: Mid-career trainers, independents, and anyone trying to raise earning power without relying only on in-person sessions.

Questions about this market

What do Personal Care & Fitness roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed local pay data is mostly metro-wide rather than occupation-specific: average weekly wages across Raleigh-Cary establishments were $1,505.87 in Q3 2025, up 5.0% year over year, and the metrowide average hourly wage was $34.01 in May 2025. For the occupation itself, the more relevant anchors are national and state occupational signals: the BLS puts U.S. fitness trainers and instructors at a $46,180 median annual wage and $22.20 median hourly wage, while mean offered salary on new North Carolina Personal Care & Fitness openings was about $43,862 in July 2026 (n=1,024). Raleigh's general wage backdrop is solid, but this category usually pays below the metrowide average unless you bring a license, a specialty, or a client book.

Where is demand for Personal Care & Fitness roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

The clearest local concentration is in fitness-first hiring. Over the last 90 days, the most consistently active employers in the sample included Gold's Gym, Life Time, Inc., and Svetness, and separate fresh openings appeared at One50Fitness and Raleigh Mobile Fitness. The local skill mix also leans heavily toward personal training, program design, fitness assessment, fitness coaching, and nutrition education, which suggests employers want staff who can coach, personalize, and retain clients rather than simply supervise a room. A second cluster sits in service and family-oriented operators. The local employer list also includes The Little Gym, Salon Renter Inc., Salon PS LLC, and Petco, which points to a mixed market spanning kids' enrichment, beauty, and pet-care work rather than one dominant subfield. For childcare-adjacent roles, North Carolina's 2026 rules changed group-size allowances for some infant and toddler settings and clarified credentialing, so staffing needs may shift by program model rather than rise evenly everywhere. The evidence is uneven across sub-roles. Local skill and certification signals are much stronger for fitness and cosmetology than for tour-guide, usher, or recreation-style work, so job seekers should follow the strongest signal clusters instead of assuming every title inside this category is equally active.

Which employers are hiring the most Personal Care & Fitness talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Gold's Gym (5 postings), The Little Gym (5 postings), Salon Renter Inc. (5 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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