Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

11-9072 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.

National estimates for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Industry profile for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Geographic profile for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling

National estimates for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
17,800	3.3 %	$ 35.48	$ 73,810	1.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 17.80	$ 23.01	$ 29.81	$ 43.69	$ 59.67
Annual Wage (2)	$ 37,020	$ 47,850	$ 62,000	$ 90,870	$ 124,120

Industry profile for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

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

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	7,810	0.70	$ 31.80	$ 66,130
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	3,750	0.07	$ 41.64	$ 86,620
Amusement Parks and Arcades	670	0.43	$ 32.34	$ 67,280
Traveler Accommodation	640	0.05	$ 41.26	$ 85,820
Civic and Social Organizations	550	0.21	$ 31.09	$ 64,670

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	7,810	0.70	$ 31.80	$ 66,130
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	250	0.46	$ 31.93	$ 66,420
Amusement Parks and Arcades	670	0.43	$ 32.34	$ 67,280
Spectator Sports	460	0.40	$ 48.62	$ 101,130
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	290	0.37	$ 44.17	$ 91,870

Top paying industries for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Spectator Sports	460	0.40	$ 48.62	$ 101,130
Management of Companies and Enterprises	180	0.01	$ 47.35	$ 98,480
Elementary and Secondary Schools	40	(7)	$ 46.43	$ 96,570
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	290	0.37	$ 44.17	$ 91,870
Religious Organizations	30	0.02	$ 42.78	$ 88,980

Geographic profile for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

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

Map of employment of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by state, May 2021

States with the highest employment level in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	4,800	0.29	2.30	$ 33.52	$ 69,730
Florida	2,180	0.25	2.01	$ 35.52	$ 73,870
Michigan	1,140	0.28	2.23	$ 32.14	$ 66,860
Texas	1,070	0.09	0.69	$ 38.91	$ 80,920
Maryland	690	0.27	2.14	$ 44.82	$ 93,230

Map of location quotient of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by state, May 2021

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Vermont	220	0.79	6.27	$ 29.20	$ 60,740
Iowa	440	0.30	2.34	$ 30.29	$ 63,010
California	4,800	0.29	2.30	$ 33.52	$ 69,730
Michigan	1,140	0.28	2.23	$ 32.14	$ 66,860
Maryland	690	0.27	2.14	$ 44.82	$ 93,230

Map of annual mean wages of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by state, May 2021

Top paying states for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Washington	260	0.08	0.64	$ 48.51	$ 100,900
Virginia	90	0.03	0.20	$ 48.21	$ 100,270
Colorado	430	0.16	1.30	$ 45.66	$ 94,980
Maryland	690	0.27	2.14	$ 44.82	$ 93,230
Massachusetts	270	0.08	0.62	$ 44.79	$ 93,160

Map of employment of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	1,590	0.28	2.20	$ 32.74	$ 68,100
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	700	0.29	2.26	$ 36.66	$ 76,250
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	680	0.31	2.42	$ 36.89	$ 76,730
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	590	0.07	0.54	$ 45.71	$ 95,070
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	530	0.13	0.99	$ 30.85	$ 64,170
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	490	0.32	2.53	$ 32.39	$ 67,380
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	470	0.34	2.67	$ 32.09	$ 66,760
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	450	0.25	1.97	$ 35.37	$ 73,560
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	390	0.33	2.63	$ 35.73	$ 74,320
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	370	0.21	1.63	$ 42.26	$ 87,910

Map of location quotient of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by area, May 2021

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	80	0.68	5.41	$ 30.10	$ 62,610
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	30	0.61	4.84	$ 46.26	$ 96,230
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50	0.52	4.14	$ 30.12	$ 62,640
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	60	0.40	3.14	$ 48.44	$ 100,760
Port St. Lucie, FL	60	0.38	3.01	$ 32.48	$ 67,550
Santa Rosa, CA	70	0.38	3.01	$ 35.81	$ 74,490
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA	50	0.37	2.92	$ 33.02	$ 68,680
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	110	0.36	2.88	$ 32.28	$ 67,150
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	100	0.36	2.84	$ 41.14	$ 85,580
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL	100	0.35	2.80	$ 39.56	$ 82,280

Map of annual mean wages of entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling by area, May 2021

Top paying metropolitan areas for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Boulder, CO	50	0.27	2.18	$ 52.25	$ 108,680
Lexington-Fayette, KY	30	0.12	0.94	$ 52.13	$ 108,430
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	170	0.09	0.70	$ 50.67	$ 105,390
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	290	0.10	0.78	$ 49.45	$ 102,850
Fort Collins, CO	40	0.25	1.95	$ 48.70	$ 101,290
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL	60	0.40	3.14	$ 48.44	$ 100,760
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO	150	0.10	0.82	$ 46.96	$ 97,670
Sebastian-Vero Beach, FL	30	0.61	4.84	$ 46.26	$ 96,230
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	30	0.09	0.72	$ 45.98	$ 95,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	180	0.07	0.56	$ 45.89	$ 95,460

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	110	1.15	9.08	$ 28.53	$ 59,330
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area	90	0.44	3.49	$ 27.14	$ 56,450
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	80	0.69	5.50	$ 25.73	$ 53,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	80	0.65	5.16	$ 43.53	$ 90,540
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	70	0.29	2.26	$ 29.54	$ 61,450

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	110	1.15	9.08	$ 28.53	$ 59,330
Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	80	0.69	5.50	$ 25.73	$ 53,510
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	80	0.65	5.16	$ 43.53	$ 90,540
Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	40	0.56	4.43	$ 29.32	$ 60,980
East Tennessee nonmetropolitan area	70	0.54	4.24	$ 18.75	$ 38,990

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling:

Nonmetropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	80	0.65	5.16	$ 43.53	$ 90,540
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area	30	0.23	1.86	$ 39.14	$ 81,400
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area	30	0.34	2.68	$ 37.72	$ 78,450
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	40	0.39	3.06	$ 33.81	$ 70,320
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	(8)	(8)	(8)	$ 32.12	$ 66,800

About May 2021 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.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(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 OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2021 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022