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Employment and wages in sporting and outdoor recreational industries
October 31, 2018
It’s the end of October, and depending on where you live, early snow may be a hopeful herald of the upcoming ski season, or it might still be warm enough to go sailing. Either way, it’s often a good time get outside and have fun. Let’s take a look at employment and wages in sports and outdoor recreational industries.
In March 2018, employment in the sports and recreation instruction industry in New Hampshire was 1.6 times higher than the national rate of employment in the industry. New Hampshire was followed by Colorado (about 1.6), and Utah (1.5). Even though fewer employees worked in sports and recreation instruction in New Hampshire than in some other states, it was relatively more compared to its total employed population.
Employment location quotient and wages in select sporting and outdoor recreational industries
Employment location quotient and wages in sports and recreation instruction, total private, March 2018
State
March employment location quotient
March employment
Average weekly wage
Total quarterly wages location quotient
U.S. total
1.00
131,284
$346
1.00
Alabama
0.67
1,178
255
0.62
Alaska
1.08
304
291
1.07
Arizona
1.02
2,603
298
0.98
Arkansas
0.83
909
315
1.00
California
1.02
15,851
424
1.07
Colorado
1.56
3,738
374
1.66
Connecticut
1.17
1,762
402
1.06
District of Columbia
0.27
192
323
0.15
Florida
0.92
7,270
495
1.53
Georgia
0.83
3,337
372
0.93
Hawaii
1.12
668
386
1.48
Idaho
0.89
578
262
0.97
Illinois
0.93
4,998
348
0.87
Indiana
0.88
2,426
247
0.75
Iowa
0.81
1,118
184
0.55
Kansas
0.75
935
288
0.86
Kentucky
0.61
1,042
262
0.58
Louisiana
0.80
1,393
241
0.68
Maine
0.56
302
275
0.60
Maryland
1.47
3,531
340
1.37
Massachusetts
1.41
4,490
377
1.18
Michigan
0.78
3,034
269
0.65
Minnesota
1.20
3,079
292
0.98
Mississippi
0.38
390
210
0.35
Missouri
0.74
1,875
238
0.61
Montana
1.31
542
190
1.04
Nebraska
1.02
894
215
0.84
Nevada
0.86
1,052
358
1.05
New Hampshire
1.63
958
413
1.98
New Jersey
1.26
4,563
382
1.15
New Mexico
0.64
476
238
0.59
New York
1.36
11,521
382
1.08
North Carolina
1.01
4,002
312
1.03
North Dakota
0.72
268
234
0.59
Ohio
0.75
3,633
275
0.68
Oklahoma
0.78
1,138
266
0.73
Oregon
1.07
1,844
300
1.04
Pennsylvania
0.85
4,460
330
0.82
Rhode Island
0.91
387
379
1.08
South Carolina
0.62
1,159
341
0.80
South Dakota
0.83
316
205
0.64
Tennessee
0.71
1,913
289
0.70
Texas
1.05
11,566
354
1.05
Utah
1.51
2,004
272
1.42
Virginia
1.12
3,919
345
1.13
Washington
1.46
4,390
275
1.09
West Virginia
0.34
211
244
0.33
Wisconsin
0.89
2,298
237
0.74
Note: This table excludes rows with suppressed employment and wages
Employment location quotient in nature parks and other similar institutions, total private, March 2018
State
March employment location quotient
March employment
Average weekly wage
Total quarterly wages location quotient
U.S. total
1.00
9,562
$641
1.00
Alaska
2.96
61
849
4.27
California
0.95
1,079
809
1.06
Colorado
1.49
260
642
1.28
Connecticut
1.97
215
720
1.84
Florida
0.96
551
455
0.81
Georgia
2.11
616
472
1.64
Illinois
0.21
82
728
0.22
Indiana
0.58
115
443
0.49
Kentucky
3.20
397
298
1.86
Maine
0.51
20
842
0.81
Maryland
0.26
46
720
0.31
Massachusetts
0.47
109
671
0.40
Michigan
1.67
474
741
2.18
Minnesota
0.23
43
588
0.25
Missouri
1.57
288
656
1.59
Montana
1.93
58
1,017
4.38
Nevada
0.70
63
550
0.78
New Jersey
0.22
57
494
0.17
New York
1.60
988
962
1.77
North Carolina
1.01
293
570
1.01
Ohio
0.98
347
543
1.00
Pennsylvania
0.51
195
516
0.41
South Carolina
2.24
306
386
1.78
South Dakota
4.53
125
831
8.05
Tennessee
2.10
409
611
2.24
Texas
1.03
833
670
1.07
Virginia
1.21
308
417
0.65
Washington
0.42
93
720
0.45
Wisconsin
0.88
164
539
0.86
Note: This table excludes rows with suppressed employment and wages
Employment location quotient in skiing facilities, total private, March 2018
State
March employment location quotient
March employment
Average weekly wage
Total quarterly wages location quotient
U.S. total
1.00
69,933
$386
1.00
Alaska
2.01
303
244
1.10
California
0.88
7,322
476
0.85
Colorado
13.59
17,351
524
16.33
Connecticut
1.11
886
219
0.54
Idaho
5.45
1,880
318
6.20
Iowa
0.07
53
227
0.20
Maine
7.27
2,082
380
8.57
Massachusetts
1.50
2,539
281
0.92
Michigan
0.82
1,708
259
0.63
Minnesota
1.54
2,106
221
0.85
Montana
5.40
1,190
323
5.93
Nevada
1.27
832
433
1.60
New Hampshire
9.15
2,869
290
6.90
New Mexico
3.62
1,425
442
5.15
New York
0.63
2,859
292
0.37
North Carolina
0.27
564
433
0.56
Ohio
0.35
911
173
0.24
Oregon
2.77
2,539
329
2.42
Pennsylvania
1.54
4,306
228
1.06
Utah
9.74
6,874
576
16.18
Vermont
3.76
558
355
4.33
Washington
2.20
3,534
320
1.58
Wisconsin
1.28
1,757
243
1.16
Wyoming
2.60
331
372
3.08
Note: This table excludes rows with suppressed employment and wages
Employment location quotient and wages in golf courses and country clubs, total private, March 2018
State
March employment location quotient
March employment
Average weekly wage
Total quarterly wages location quotient
U.S. total
1.00
291,935
$557
1.00
Alabama
1.19
4,685
428
1.15
Arizona
1.67
9,519
546
1.92
Arkansas
0.97
2,381
448
1.03
California
0.98
34,023
587
0.92
Colorado
0.80
4,261
616
0.84
Connecticut
0.82
2,747
896
0.96
Delaware
1.08
960
546
1.01
Florida
2.79
49,096
620
3.77
Georgia
1.18
10,527
512
1.16
Hawaii
2.56
3,402
691
3.97
Idaho
0.80
1,157
547
1.03
Illinois
0.73
8,678
563
0.63
Indiana
0.63
3,836
456
0.58
Iowa
0.78
2,406
425
0.70
Kansas
1.01
2,800
443
0.97
Kentucky
0.60
2,258
462
0.57
Louisiana
0.68
2,623
424
0.65
Maine
0.51
604
623
0.75
Maryland
0.86
4,572
615
0.87
Massachusetts
0.72
5,127
755
0.73
Michigan
0.72
6,263
511
0.66
Minnesota
0.59
3,370
532
0.56
Mississippi
0.74
1,679
363
0.72
Missouri
0.81
4,562
466
0.76
Montana
0.84
774
583
1.23
Nebraska
1.00
1,943
460
0.98
Nevada
1.45
3,956
532
1.68
New Hampshire
0.83
1,084
671
1.02
New Jersey
0.85
6,861
692
0.79
New Mexico
0.64
1,044
401
0.61
New York
0.42
7,934
900
0.45
North Carolina
1.40
12,338
472
1.35
North Dakota
0.31
256
469
0.31
Ohio
0.81
8,708
463
0.73
Oklahoma
0.87
2,809
430
0.84
Oregon
0.76
2,898
488
0.74
Pennsylvania
1.03
12,065
519
0.95
South Carolina
2.24
9,332
419
2.27
South Dakota
0.86
722
403
0.86
Tennessee
0.70
4,186
480
0.70
Texas
0.92
22,632
541
0.91
Utah
0.57
1,680
579
0.72
Vermont
0.36
222
648
0.52
Virginia
0.96
7,462
504
0.85
Washington
0.70
4,660
540
0.59
West Virginia
0.52
715
433
0.51
Wisconsin
0.85
4,858
406
0.73
Wyoming
0.75
397
603
0.97
Puerto Rico
0.16
270
441
0.29
Note: This table excludes rows with suppressed employment and wages
Employment location quotient and wages in marinas, total private, March 2018
State
March employment location quotient
March employment
Average weekly wage
Total quarterly wages location quotient
U.S. total
1.00
30,068
$706
1.00
Alabama
1.20
488
596
1.24
Arkansas
1.18
297
460
0.95
California
0.57
2,032
698
0.49
Colorado
0.10
53
747
0.10
Connecticut
2.93
1,008
978
3.24
Delaware
0.39
36
481
0.28
Florida
3.97
7,205
725
4.89
Georgia
0.71
647
612
0.63
Hawaii
0.88
121
658
1.01
Idaho
0.28
42
681
0.41
Iowa
0.35
111
499
0.31
Kansas
0.13
36
623
0.13
Louisiana
0.73
292
487
0.62
Maine
7.32
901
827
11.22
Maryland
2.76
1,517
724
2.59
Massachusetts
1.91
1,395
957
2.03
Michigan
1.33
1,183
705
1.40
Minnesota
0.36
211
766
0.39
Mississippi
0.53
124
522
0.60
Montana
0.05
5
558
0.06
Nebraska
0.08
16
725
0.08
Nevada
0.73
204
626
0.77
New Hampshire
1.28
172
837
1.54
New York
1.01
1,953
821
0.85
North Carolina
0.62
560
608
0.61
Ohio
0.66
726
589
0.62
Oregon
0.31
122
662
0.33
Pennsylvania
0.16
190
449
0.10
Rhode Island
4.74
463
951
6.91
South Carolina
1.63
699
464
1.40
Texas
0.48
1,207
582
0.37
Utah
0.09
27
409
0.07
Vermont
0.85
54
934
1.26
Washington
0.76
521
648
0.61
Wisconsin
1.17
691
652
1.36
South Dakota employed people in nature parks and similar institutions at 4.53 times the national rate in March 2018. This was followed by Kentucky (3.2), and Alaska (3.0). Nature park employees, who work in conservation areas, national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, made a weekly average of $831 in South Dakota.
In Colorado, people worked at skiing facilities at about 13.5 times the national rate in March 2018. Utah and New Hampshire followed, employing ski facility workers at 9.7 and 9.2 times the national rate. The 17,351 employees at ski facilities in Colorado earned $524 a week, on average.
Florida led in relative golf course and country club employment, at 2.8 times the national rate. Florida was followed by Hawaii (2.6) and South Carolina (2.2). The 49,096 Florida golf course employees made an average of $620 a week.
Compared to the national rate, Maine employed 7.3 times more employees at marinas, followed by Rhode Island (4.7), and Florida (4.0). The 901 marina employees in Maine made an average of $827 a week in March 2018.
Location quotients are useful for studying the composition of jobs in an area relative to the rate, or for finding areas that have high concentrations of jobs in certain industries. As measured here, a location quotient shows the industry’s share of a state’s employment relative to the national rate.
United States Department of Labor
