Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries: NAICS 713

About the Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries subsector

The amusement, gambling, and recreation industries subsector is part of the arts, entertainment, and recreation sector.

The amusement, gambling, and recreation industries subsector consists of these industry groups:

• Amusement Parks and Arcades: NAICS 7131
• Gambling Industries: NAICS 7132
• Other Amusement and Recreation Industries: NAICS 7139

Workforce Statistics

This section provides information relating to employment in amusement, gambling, and recreation industries. These data are obtained from employer or establishment surveys. The following tables present an overview of the industry including the number of jobs, data for occupations common to the industry, and projections of occupational employment change.

Employment

Data series	Back data	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025	Mar. 2025
Employment (in thousands)
Employment, all employees (seasonally adjusted)		1,866.9	1,881.5	(p)1,881.3	(p)1,885.9
Employment, production and nonsupervisory employees		1,483.1	1,453.0	(p)1,459.3
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Employment by Occupation

Data series	Employment, 2024
Amusement and recreation attendants	254,530
Bartenders	44,760
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	204,650
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	48,610
Waiters and waitresses	89,210

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Projections

For projected (future) employment estimates, see the National Employment Matrix, which includes employment estimates by industry and occupation for amusement, gambling, and recreation industries.

(Source: Office of Occupational Statistics and Employment Projections)

Earnings and Hours

This section presents data on employee earnings and weekly hours. The latest industry averages of hourly earnings and weekly hours are shown. In addition, recent hourly and annual earnings are shown for occupations commonly found in amusement, gambling, and recreation industries.

Earnings and Hours of All Employees

Data series	Back data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings		$24.68	$25.13	$25.26	(p)$25.51
Average weekly hours		22.3	22.5	22.3	(p)22.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings and Hours of Production and Nonsupervisory Employees

Data series	Back data	Nov. 2024	Dec. 2024	Jan. 2025	Feb. 2025
Average hourly earnings		$20.80	$21.40	$21.35	(p)$21.62
Average weekly hours		20.7	20.9	20.4	(p)20.7
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Current Employment Statistics)

Earnings by Occupation

Data series	Wages, 2024
	Hourly		Annual
	Median	Mean	Median	Mean
Amusement and recreation attendants	14.28	14.65	29,690	30,460
Bartenders	15.00	17.04	31,200	35,440
Fitness trainers and aerobics instructors	22.65	25.31	47,120	52,630
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers	15.31	15.84	31,840	32,960
Waiters and waitresses	16.51	18.04	34,350	37,510

(Source: Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics)

Work-related Fatalities, Injuries, and Illnesses

This section presents data for the industry on the number of workplace fatalities and the rates of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers in amusement, gambling, and recreation industries. An injury or illness is considered to be work-related if an event or exposure in the work environment either caused or contributed to the resulting condition or significantly aggravated a pre-existing condition.

Data series	2020	2021	2022	2023
Fatalities
Number of fatalities				54
There was a series break beginning with 2023 data due to NAICS 2022. Data for years prior to 2023 are available at www.bls.gov/iif.

Data series	2023
Rate of injury and illness cases per 100 full-time workers
Total recordable cases	3.5
Cases involving days away from work, job restriction, or transfer	2.0
Cases involving days away from work	1.0
Cases involving days of job transfer or restriction	1.0
Blank cells indicate no data reported or data that do not meet publication criteria.

(Source: Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities)

Workplace Trends

This section presents data on the number of establishments in amusement, gambling, and recreation industries.

Establishments

Data series	Back data	4th quarter 2023	1st quarter 2024	2nd quarter 2024	3rd quarter 2024
Number of establishments
Private industry		96,465	(p)97,108	(p)97,849	(p)98,517
Local government		3,034	(p)3,019	(p)3,053	(p)3,053
State government		33	(p)33	(p)33	(p)33
Federal government		548	(p)546	(p)545	(p)536
Footnotes (p) Preliminary

(Source: Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages)

Productivity

This section presents productivity and related data for the industry, presented as the percent change from the previous year. Measures of total factor productivity (TFP) compare growth in output to the growth in a combination of inputs that include labor, capital, energy, materials, and services. Measures of labor productivity, or output per hour, compare the growth in output to the growth in hours worked.

Data series	Back data	2020	2021	2022	2023
Total factor productivity (TFP)		-8.1	8.8	1.8	-1.2
Output		-23.0	28.2	10.2	5.7
Combined inputs		-16.3	17.9	8.3	7.0
Capital input		3.9	1.4	2.5	3.5
Labor input		-22.3	13.1	9.5	5.6
Labor productivity, output per hour		1.7	11.6	0.8	0.0

(Source: Productivity)

 

Data extracted on: April 29, 2025