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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020

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 Recreation Workers
Industry profile for Recreation Workers
Geographic profile for Recreation Workers

National estimates for Recreation Workers:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Recreation Workers:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
325,640 1.5 % $ 14.88 $ 30,960 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for Recreation Workers:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 9.38 $ 11.26 $ 13.67 $ 17.12 $ 22.36
Annual Wage (2) $ 19,510 $ 23,420 $ 28,440 $ 35,620 $ 46,510


Industry profile for Recreation Workers:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Recreation Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 109,410 2.02 $ 14.91 $ 31,000
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 36,650 2.39 $ 14.83 $ 30,840
Civic and Social Organizations 25,640 8.96 $ 13.98 $ 29,080
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 25,490 2.51 $ 13.84 $ 28,790
Individual and Family Services 25,280 0.99 $ 15.37 $ 31,970

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Recreation Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps 5,400 10.63 $ 13.94 $ 28,990
Civic and Social Organizations 25,640 8.96 $ 13.98 $ 29,080
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 25,490 2.51 $ 13.84 $ 28,790
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 23,300 2.48 $ 15.41 $ 32,060
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 36,650 2.39 $ 14.83 $ 30,840

Top paying industries for Recreation Workers:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) 1,940 0.09 $ 27.88 $ 58,000
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) 3,800 0.17 $ 18.67 $ 38,830
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 300 0.17 $ 17.59 $ 36,590
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals 310 0.12 $ 17.26 $ 35,890
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 570 0.24 $ 17.18 $ 35,740


Geographic profile for Recreation Workers:

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





States with the highest employment level in Recreation Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 47,080 2.87 1.22 $ 17.02 $ 35,400
New York 25,610 2.95 1.26 $ 17.29 $ 35,950
Texas 20,630 1.70 0.73 $ 12.78 $ 26,580
Florida 18,680 2.21 0.95 $ 14.23 $ 29,610
Illinois 14,510 2.58 1.10 $ 14.27 $ 29,680




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Recreation Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont 1,080 3.83 1.63 $ 15.28 $ 31,780
Hawaii 2,070 3.61 1.54 $ 15.93 $ 33,140
West Virginia 2,240 3.45 1.47 $ 16.04 $ 33,360
Wisconsin 8,700 3.21 1.37 $ 13.62 $ 28,330
New Mexico 2,520 3.21 1.37 $ 12.33 $ 25,650




Top paying states for Recreation Workers:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 570 0.82 0.35 $ 24.62 $ 51,220
Alaska 430 1.44 0.61 $ 19.95 $ 41,500
Washington 6,150 1.92 0.82 $ 17.98 $ 37,400
South Dakota 670 1.64 0.70 $ 17.70 $ 36,810
New York 25,610 2.95 1.26 $ 17.29 $ 35,950





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Recreation Workers:

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 25,820 2.92 1.25 $ 17.06 $ 35,490
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 19,070 3.27 1.40 $ 17.28 $ 35,940
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 10,790 2.47 1.06 $ 14.38 $ 29,920
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,230 2.39 1.02 $ 15.97 $ 33,210
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 6,780 2.91 1.24 $ 18.24 $ 37,940
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 6,070 2.88 1.23 $ 14.72 $ 30,610
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,990 2.39 1.02 $ 14.72 $ 30,610
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 5,640 2.17 0.93 $ 17.17 $ 35,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 5,470 1.52 0.65 $ 12.84 $ 26,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 5,220 1.94 0.83 $ 14.82 $ 30,830




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Recreation Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 3,030 14.57 6.22 $ 12.08 $ 25,130
Ames, IA 480 11.12 4.75 $ 11.47 $ 23,850
Winchester, VA-WV 440 7.46 3.19 $ 13.81 $ 28,730
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN 510 7.16 3.06 $ 13.55 $ 28,190
Chico, CA 460 6.25 2.67 $ 14.17 $ 29,470
Waterbury, CT 360 5.80 2.48 $ 14.56 $ 30,290
Columbus, GA-AL 620 5.63 2.40 $ 11.54 $ 24,000
Burlington, NC 340 5.59 2.39 $ 10.34 $ 21,500
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC 410 5.54 2.37 $ 16.67 $ 34,670
Manhattan, KS 200 5.41 2.31 $ 10.67 $ 22,200




Top paying metropolitan areas for Recreation Workers:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 40 1.25 0.53 $ 28.07 $ 58,380
Danbury, CT 180 2.52 1.08 $ 22.27 $ 46,330
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,330 2.11 0.90 $ 21.30 $ 44,300
Grand Forks, ND-MN 80 1.66 0.71 $ 20.83 $ 43,330
The Villages, FL 70 2.35 1.00 $ 20.76 $ 43,190
Rapid City, SD 90 1.47 0.63 $ 20.66 $ 42,970
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 210 3.15 1.35 $ 20.08 $ 41,770
Yuba City, CA 60 1.33 0.57 $ 19.30 $ 40,150
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 410 2.44 1.04 $ 19.26 $ 40,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 40 1.14 0.48 $ 19.16 $ 39,860

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Recreation Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 940 2.48 1.06 $ 11.93 $ 24,820
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) 820 2.64 1.13 $ 12.23 $ 25,430
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area 800 3.95 1.69 $ 10.65 $ 22,160
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 710 4.72 2.02 $ 16.06 $ 33,410
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 700 5.14 2.19 $ 16.09 $ 33,470

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Recreation Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 610 8.69 3.71 $ 16.73 $ 34,800
Connecticut nonmetropolitan area 180 5.85 2.50 $ 17.17 $ 35,720
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 700 5.14 2.19 $ 16.09 $ 33,470
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 390 5.05 2.16 $ 11.56 $ 24,050
Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area 160 4.99 2.13 $ 15.33 $ 31,880

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Recreation Workers:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 210 2.11 0.90 $ 20.74 $ 43,140
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 260 2.78 1.19 $ 20.22 $ 42,060
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 240 2.43 1.04 $ 19.60 $ 40,760
Northwestern Idaho nonmetropolitan area 160 2.45 1.05 $ 19.56 $ 40,680
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 190 2.02 0.86 $ 19.12 $ 39,780


About May 2020 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.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2020 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021