Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
39-9032 Recreation Workers
Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.
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) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 358,750 |
1.1 % |
$14.10 |
$29,330 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.07 |
$10.66 |
$12.67 |
$16.17 |
$21.15 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$18,860 |
$22,170 |
$26,350 |
$33,630 |
$44,000 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
114,640 |
2.07 |
$14.17 |
$29,460 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
37,970 |
2.37 |
$14.28 |
$29,690 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
37,240 |
2.76 |
$13.37 |
$27,810 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
36,690 |
9.49 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Individual and Family Services |
24,960 |
0.98 |
$14.19 |
$29,520 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps |
6,780 |
11.47 |
$13.36 |
$27,790 |
| Civic and Social Organizations |
36,690 |
9.49 |
$13.13 |
$27,310 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
37,240 |
2.76 |
$13.37 |
$27,810 |
| Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly |
22,740 |
2.40 |
$14.70 |
$30,570 |
| Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) |
37,970 |
2.37 |
$14.28 |
$29,690 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
1,620 |
0.08 |
$28.40 |
$59,080 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
2,360 |
0.11 |
$19.52 |
$40,600 |
| Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers |
60 |
0.12 |
$18.86 |
$39,240 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
300 |
0.11 |
$16.75 |
$34,840 |
| Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services |
400 |
0.22 |
$16.49 |
$34,310 |
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 |
48,360 |
2.78 |
1.14 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| New York |
30,000 |
3.15 |
1.29 |
$16.57 |
$34,460 |
| Texas |
21,500 |
1.73 |
0.71 |
$12.24 |
$25,460 |
| Florida |
19,300 |
2.19 |
0.90 |
$13.98 |
$29,080 |
| Illinois |
18,400 |
3.05 |
1.25 |
$13.25 |
$27,560 |
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) |
| Hawaii |
2,980 |
4.69 |
1.92 |
$16.55 |
$34,420 |
| Vermont |
1,080 |
3.53 |
1.44 |
$15.09 |
$31,380 |
| New Hampshire |
2,270 |
3.43 |
1.40 |
$14.95 |
$31,100 |
| New Mexico |
2,800 |
3.40 |
1.39 |
$11.76 |
$24,470 |
| Connecticut |
5,630 |
3.38 |
1.38 |
$15.50 |
$32,250 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
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) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
30,430 |
3.15 |
1.29 |
$16.41 |
$34,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
16,710 |
2.68 |
1.10 |
$15.46 |
$32,150 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
12,940 |
2.77 |
1.13 |
$13.48 |
$28,050 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
8,190 |
2.58 |
1.05 |
$14.13 |
$29,390 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
8,150 |
3.30 |
1.35 |
$17.54 |
$36,490 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
6,710 |
2.40 |
0.98 |
$15.42 |
$32,060 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
6,320 |
2.20 |
0.90 |
$14.07 |
$29,270 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
6,230 |
1.70 |
0.70 |
$12.03 |
$25,020 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
6,100 |
2.87 |
1.18 |
$13.70 |
$28,500 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
5,900 |
2.99 |
1.23 |
$14.49 |
$30,140 |
United States Department of Labor
