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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

25-1193 Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

Teach courses pertaining to recreation, leisure, and fitness studies, including exercise physiology and facilities management. Includes both teachers primarily engaged in teaching and those who do a combination of teaching and research.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Mean wage
RSE (3)
15,880 2.3 % (4) $73,720 1.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Annual Wage (2) $33,740 $47,790 $64,380 $92,350 $127,910
  (4)

Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 10,630 0.34 (4) $67,180
Junior Colleges 5,010 0.70 (4) $88,750
Other Schools and Instruction 130 0.03 (4) $57,630
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 70 0.01 (4) $33,730

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 5,010 0.70 (4) $88,750
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 10,630 0.34 (4) $67,180
Other Schools and Instruction 130 0.03 (4) $57,630
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 70 0.01 (4) $33,730

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Junior Colleges 5,010 0.70 (4) $88,750
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 10,630 0.34 (4) $67,180
Other Schools and Instruction 130 0.03 (4) $57,630
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 70 0.01 (4) $33,730


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,150 0.12 1.14 (4) $114,660
Texas 1,580 0.13 1.18 (4) $63,950
New York 990 0.10 0.97 (4) $78,480
North Carolina 960 0.21 1.99 (4) $66,010
Virginia 900 0.23 2.15 (8) (8)




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
South Dakota 120 0.27 2.53 (4) $66,430
Virginia 900 0.23 2.15 (8) (8)
North Carolina 960 0.21 1.99 (4) $66,010
West Virginia 140 0.20 1.87 (4) $56,550
Utah 300 0.20 1.82 (4) $71,900




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 2,150 0.12 1.14 (4) $114,660
Connecticut 160 0.10 0.91 (4) $87,340
Idaho 60 0.08 0.76 (4) $87,320
New York 990 0.10 0.97 (4) $78,480
Michigan 420 0.10 0.90 (4) $78,210





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 850 0.14 1.26 (4) $132,460
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 580 0.06 0.55 (4) $90,350
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 390 0.14 1.26 (4) $81,210
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 340 0.09 0.85 (4) $64,350
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 300 0.06 0.60 (4) $63,880
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 290 0.09 0.85 (4) $65,420
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 290 0.12 1.09 (4) $101,230
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 280 0.13 1.24 (8) (8)
Springfield, MA-CT 240 0.72 6.66 (4) $67,840
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 240 0.09 0.79 (4) $74,650




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
College Station-Bryan, TX 190 1.71 15.81 (4) $91,950
Springfield, MA-CT 240 0.72 6.66 (4) $67,840
Tyler, TX 70 0.69 6.42 (4) $48,970
Eugene, OR 90 0.57 5.27 (4) $53,410
Fargo, ND-MN 70 0.50 4.59 (4) $66,640
Utica-Rome, NY 60 0.45 4.18 (4) $89,420
St. Cloud, MN 40 0.41 3.75 (8) (8)
Montgomery, AL 60 0.34 3.19 (4) $68,730
Greensboro-High Point, NC 120 0.33 3.01 (4) $66,640
Sioux Falls, SD 40 0.28 2.61 (4) $56,830




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 850 0.14 1.26 (4) $132,460
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 290 0.12 1.09 (4) $101,230
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT 90 0.15 1.35 (4) $94,590
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 90 0.09 0.83 (4) $92,570
College Station-Bryan, TX 190 1.71 15.81 (4) $91,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 580 0.06 0.55 (4) $90,350
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 110 0.06 0.51 (4) $89,730
Utica-Rome, NY 60 0.45 4.18 (4) $89,420
Kansas City, MO-KS 70 0.06 0.57 (4) $87,260
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY 40 0.07 0.63 (4) $83,450

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 180 1.12 10.35 (4) $53,540
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 1.36 12.57 (4) $59,160
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 80 0.30 2.75 (4) $39,770
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.51 4.74 (4) $50,400
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.39 3.61 (4) $77,160

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 170 1.36 12.57 (4) $59,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 180 1.12 10.35 (4) $53,540
North Missouri nonmetropolitan area 60 0.51 4.74 (4) $50,400
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.39 3.61 (4) $77,160
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 30 0.33 3.08 (4) $49,170

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area 50 0.39 3.61 (4) $77,160
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 30 0.08 0.72 (4) $70,290
Southeast Coastal North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 50 0.19 1.77 (4) $62,860
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 40 0.16 1.52 (4) $62,330
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area 40 0.22 2.07 (4) $62,310


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(4) Wages for some occupations that do not generally work year-round, full time, are reported either as hourly wages or annual salaries depending on how they are typically paid.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020