Director of Employee Wellbeing
Impact: People-focused
Leads and manages programs and initiatives designed to improve the overall health, happiness, and productivity of employees. This includes physical, mental, financial, and social wellbeing programs.
What the day looks like
- People interaction
- Extensive
- Team vs solo
- Team-oriented
- Client facing
- Sometimes
- Impact visibility
- High
- Travel
- Low
- Schedule flexibility
- Moderate
- Remote work
- Hybrid
- Typical work hours
- 45-55 hours
- Stress level
- High
At a glance
- Median salary
- $120,000
- Entry-level
- $80,000
- Senior
- $180,000
- Growth by 2033
- 12%
- Demand
- Growing
- Freelance potential
- Low
- Salary growth potential
- High
- Typical student debt
- $60,000 - $100,000
Skills you'll use
Hard skills
- Program Management
- Data Analysis
- Budget Management
- HRIS Knowledge
- Wellness Program Design
Soft skills
- Empathy
- Communication
- Leadership
- Problem-Solving
- Strategic Thinking
Technical complexity: Moderate
How to get there
- Minimum education
- Master's Degree
- Licensing
- No
- Years to mid-career
- 5-8 years
- Years to senior
- 10-15 years
- Career switching
- Moderate
Where this career leads
How people arrive here
Where you can go from here
Typical progression
- HR Manager
- HR Director
- Director of Employee Wellbeing
- VP of HR
Future outlook
- Automation probability
- Low
- AI disruption risk
- Low
- Demand trend
- Growing
How people feel about it
- Overall satisfaction
- 4/10
- Meaning
- 4/10
- Work-life balance
- 3.5/10
- Prestige
- 7.5/10
- Social perception
- High