• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2023

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.

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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)
281,750	0.9 %	$ 17.44	$ 36,270	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Recreation Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 11.56	$ 14.00	$ 16.55	$ 19.15	$ 23.89
Annual Wage (2)	$ 24,040	$ 29,120	$ 34,410	$ 39,840	$ 49,690

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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)	90,130	1.64	$ 17.84	$ 37,100
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	33,340	2.42	$ 17.08	$ 35,520
Civic and Social Organizations	24,440	7.39	$ 16.46	$ 34,230
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	24,440	1.79	$ 15.53	$ 32,310
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	24,270	2.63	$ 18.01	$ 37,460

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	5,060	7.85	$ 17.32	$ 36,030
Civic and Social Organizations	24,440	7.39	$ 16.46	$ 34,230
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	24,270	2.63	$ 18.01	$ 37,460
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	33,340	2.42	$ 17.08	$ 35,520
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	24,440	1.79	$ 15.53	$ 32,310

Top paying industries for Recreation Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation)	1,830	0.09	$ 31.20	$ 64,900
Performing Arts Companies	350	0.26	$ 24.07	$ 50,070
State Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,030	0.10	$ 21.53	$ 44,790
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	600	0.26	$ 21.29	$ 44,280
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	500	0.31	$ 20.66	$ 42,960

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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	44,480	2.48	1.34	$ 19.67	$ 40,910
Florida	18,040	1.89	1.02	$ 17.13	$ 35,620
Texas	16,990	1.25	0.68	$ 15.11	$ 31,430
New York	16,850	1.79	0.97	$ 20.84	$ 43,340
Illinois	11,230	1.87	1.01	$ 17.27	$ 35,920

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)
Utah	5,470	3.26	1.76	$ 16.32	$ 33,940
New Hampshire	2,000	2.97	1.60	$ 17.08	$ 35,530
Arizona	9,060	2.89	1.56	$ 18.56	$ 38,590
Massachusetts	9,690	2.66	1.43	$ 19.49	$ 40,540
Vermont	760	2.52	1.36	$ 18.86	$ 39,220

Top paying states for Recreation Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	260	0.83	0.45	$ 23.68	$ 49,260
District of Columbia	450	0.64	0.34	$ 21.66	$ 45,050
Washington	4,390	1.26	0.68	$ 21.15	$ 43,980
New York	16,850	1.79	0.97	$ 20.84	$ 43,340
South Dakota	690	1.55	0.84	$ 20.57	$ 42,780

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)
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	16,910	2.73	1.47	$ 19.06	$ 39,650
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	16,750	1.76	0.95	$ 20.70	$ 43,050
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	8,380	1.86	1.00	$ 17.70	$ 36,820
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	7,380	2.67	1.44	$ 19.60	$ 40,760
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	6,440	2.81	1.52	$ 18.91	$ 39,330
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,820	2.40	1.29	$ 22.24	$ 46,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,600	2.06	1.11	$ 18.05	$ 37,540
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,930	1.74	0.94	$ 17.24	$ 35,870
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,370	1.41	0.76	$ 19.75	$ 41,080
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,330	1.09	0.59	$ 16.19	$ 33,670

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	3,070	14.26	7.69	$ 16.62	$ 34,560
Lawrence, KS	310	6.21	3.35	$ 15.36	$ 31,940
Flagstaff, AZ	390	6.18	3.33	$ 19.36	$ 40,270
Chico, CA	480	6.15	3.32	$ 17.29	$ 35,960
Gadsden, AL	190	5.97	3.22	$ 12.04	$ 25,050
Pittsfield, MA	170	4.45	2.40	$ 18.04	$ 37,530
Rocky Mount, NC	240	4.36	2.35	$ 12.66	$ 26,330
Ocean City, NJ	170	4.25	2.29	$ 16.78	$ 34,910
Dover-Durham, NH-ME	210	4.21	2.27	$ 15.73	$ 32,720
Waterbury, CT	270	4.11	2.22	$ 15.86	$ 32,980