36 Key Coaching Statistics For 2024

36 Key Executive Coaching Statistics

This is a complete, recent, and accurate list of the most important statistics related to executive coaching for 2021. All the stats are curated by going through more than 95+ sources.

The stats go on for a modification every six months, where outdated data is renewed by the current ones. 

On this page you’ll find hand-picked stats about:

• Industry Trends
• Demographics
• Opportunities
• Income
• Job retention and turnover
• Challenges

And a whole lot more.

If you're looking to climb professionally, it pays to have as much data on your side as possible - so let's dig in!

Contents

Chapter 1
Market, Growth, and Opportunities

Chapter 2
Demographics

Chapter 3
Types of executive coach degree levels

Chapter 4
Executive coach turnover and employment statistics

Chapter 5
Average job retention

Chapter 6
Executive coach employment statistics

Chapter 7
Income

chapter 1:

Market, Growth, and Opportunities

1. A Fortune 500 company wanted to study the ROI of Executive Coaching. They found that 77% of respondents indicated that coaching had a significant impact on at least one of nine business measures. (source)

2. Executive Coaching produced a 788% ROI. The study noted that excluding the benefits from employee retention, a 529% ROI was produced. (Executive Briefing: Case Study on the ROI of Executive Coaching, Merrill C. Anderson, Ph.D., MetrixGlobal, LLC)(source)

3. Manchester, Inc. surveyed 100 executives, most of which were from Fortune 1000 companies. Their research showed that a company’s investment in Executive Coaching realized an average ROI of almost six times the cost of the coaching. (Maximizing the Impact of Executive Coaching, The Manchester Review, 2001, Volume 6, Number 1, Joy McGovern, et.al.)(source)

4. According to the International Coaching Federation (ICF), 86% of organizations saw an ROI on their Coaching engagements, and 96% of those who had an Executive Coach said they would repeat the process again. (source)

5. Laurie Bassi and Daniel McMurrer note that three stock portfolios comprised only of companies that "spend aggressively on employee development" each outperformed the S&P 500 by 17 - 35% during 2003. (source)

6. In one study, executive coaching had a 788% ROI thanks to increases in areas like productivity and employee satisfaction. 77% of respondents said that coaching had a significant impact on at least one of nine business measurements. (source)

7. A study by McGovern (2001) on the impact of executive coaching shows both the intangible and tangible results of coaching. The researchers studied 100 executives from 56 organizations of various sizes. The results showed that 43% of the companies were able to identify the return on investment of coaching. “The majority of the 43 participants . . . reported between $100,000 and $1 million as the return on investment in executive coaching,” state McGovern (p. 7). (source)

8. Cambria Consulting began an ongoing study of the effects of executive coaching in large organizations from the perspective of multiple stakeholders (coach, coachee, managers-sponsors, and others). The results indicate that coaches and coaches perceived the coaching engagement to have higher value estimations than did the managers. In fact, over 85% of the 56 responding coaches and 91% of the 51 responding coaches estimated an overall value of $50,000 during the 18-month coaching process. (source)

9. This statistic depicts the expectations in the demand for executive coaching from 2011 to 2019, as reported by professional executive coaches. In the 2019 survey, 23 percent of respondents expected that demand for executive coaching would increase substantially in 2019, compared to 45 percent of respondents who thought demand would increase slightly. (source)

10. This statistic depicts the methods used for the delivery of executive coaching from 2012 to 2020 as reported by professional executive coaches. In the 2020 survey, the top service delivery method was in-person, with 33 percent of respondents stating they provided executive coaching in person. (source)

11. In the 2019 survey, 23 percent of respondents expected that demand for executive coaching would increase substantially in 2019, compared to 45 percent of respondents who thought demand would increase slightly. (source)

12. Research study of Fortune 1000 companies, who had engaged in coaching for performance, skills or change • Most respondents were executives at the VP level or higher • 60% aged between 40-49 • 1/3 earned $200,000 or more per year • Coaching lasted between 6 months and one year •(source)

13. Executives stated coaching benefits: • 77% Improved working relationships with direct reports • 71% Improved working relationships with immediate supervisors • 67% Improved teamwork • 63% Improved relationships with peers • 61% Improved job satisfaction • 52% Conflict reduction • 44% Improved organizational commitment • 37% Improved relationships with clients(source)

14. A study on executive coaching’s effect revealed an average ROI of 5.7 times the initial investment or a return of over $100,000. (Manchester Inc. study). (source)

15.  According to surveys by Psychology Today, in order to facilitate the same, executive coaches are being hired by organizations to empower leaders at the top. 48% of all executive coaches are being hired to coach on transitional and situational leadership. Leading change in a way that is the need of the hour and would not only be accepted by all but also be participated by all is what organizations are looking forward to. (source)

16. Surveys say that 12% of all executive coaches have taken up the roles of checking up on behavioral aspects and discipline factors in their coachee's professional circles. (source)

chapter 2:

Demographics

This comprehensive list provides exhaustive details of the executive coaching sector. The details are categorized into three categories – the age or generation of the coach practitioners, gender-related stats about executive coaches, and types of clients that are served by the coaches.