This bill would direct the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the federal Standard Occupational Classification system so strength and conditioning coaches have their own occupational code. That code is the way the federal government groups jobs for labor statistics, workforce planning, and other administrative uses. The main people affected would be strength and conditioning coaches, the schools, teams, gyms, and sports programs that employ them, and agencies that rely on occupational data. The bill does not create a new salary scale or grant program; it focuses on how the occupation is classified and counted.
What This Bill Does
- Directs OMB to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system
- Would create a separate federal code for strength and conditioning coaches
- Applies to federal job classification and labor statistics, not pay or licensing
- Affects how schools, teams, gyms, and workforce analysts track the occupation
Who This Bill Affects
If you work as a strength and conditioning coach, this bill could improve how your occupation is recognized in federal labor data and make your work easier to track separately from other sports or fitness roles. For everyone else, the effect is indirect: it may improve workforce planning and job-market statistics in the sports performance field, but it would not change taxes, benefits, or eligibility for most people.
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- Strength and conditioning coaches A dedicated code would distinguish their work from broader coaching or fitness jobs, making their profession easier to recognize in federal data and helping employers benchmark wages and hiring needs.
- Colleges and training programs Clearer labor-market classification can help schools design curricula, advise students, and show whether demand is growing for graduates entering sports performance roles.
- Sports organizations and athletic employers More precise occupational data can improve staffing analysis, recruitment, and workforce planning for athletic departments, professional teams, and performance facilities.
- Federal data administrators Adding a new code can complicate occupational classification systems, require boundary-setting with similar jobs, and increase the administrative work needed to keep labor statistics consistent.
- Employers that use mixed-role staff In many settings, coaches also perform related duties such as training, rehabilitation support, or general fitness instruction, so a separate code may not fit how the job is actually structured.
- Some labor-market analysts A narrow reclassification may improve visibility for one profession but reduce comparability with broader fitness and coaching categories used in long-term data series.
Key Implications
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““consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system””
This means the bill pushes the federal government to review whether the current job taxonomy should be updated. The practical consequence is better labeling and tracking if OMB decides to adopt the change.
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““establish a separate code for strength and conditioning coaches””
A separate code would allow this occupation to appear on its own in federal labor data instead of being folded into a broader category. That can affect workforce statistics, career planning, and how the occupation is analyzed.
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““for other purposes””
This language often gives the bill some flexibility beyond the headline change. In practice, that can allow related administrative actions connected to the classification update.
Official Source & Bill Facts
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- Bill
- HR 9527
- Congress
- 119th Congress
- Official title
- To require the Office of Management and Budget to consider revising the Standard Occupational Classification system to establish a separate code for strength and conditioning coaches, and for other purposes.
- Policy area
- Labor & Employment
- Latest action
- Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce. (June 29, 2026)
- Last updated
- June 30, 2026
Latest Status
June 29, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.
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