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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
353,570 1.0 % $13.61 $28,310 0.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.88 $10.13 $12.05 $15.63 $20.52
Annual Wage (2) $18,470 $21,060 $25,060 $32,510 $42,670


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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

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) 116,280 2.12 $13.64 $28,360
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 37,070 2.30 $13.83 $28,780
Civic and Social Organizations 36,050 9.39 $12.62 $26,250
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 35,170 2.69 $12.72 $26,460
Individual and Family Services 26,180 1.08 $13.73 $28,560

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 6,650 11.39 $12.98 $26,990
Civic and Social Organizations 36,050 9.39 $12.62 $26,250
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries 35,170 2.69 $12.72 $26,460
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly 22,210 2.39 $14.20 $29,540
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities) 37,070 2.30 $13.83 $28,780

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) 2,030 0.10 $26.15 $54,400
Restaurants and Other Eating Places 40 (7) $16.52 $34,360
Community Food and Housing, and Emergency and Other Relief Services 550 0.32 $16.31 $33,930
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,660 0.17 $16.28 $33,860
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals 710 0.29 $16.27 $33,850


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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 47,680 2.80 1.15 $14.99 $31,180
New York 27,760 2.96 1.21 $15.94 $33,150
Texas 22,290 1.84 0.75 $12.09 $25,150
Illinois 18,750 3.13 1.28 $12.41 $25,810
Florida 18,660 2.17 0.89 $13.23 $27,530




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 2,800 4.37 1.79 $15.04 $31,280
Vermont 1,220 4.01 1.64 $14.57 $30,300
West Virginia 2,690 3.86 1.58 $11.05 $22,990
Montana 1,550 3.35 1.37 $14.09 $29,300
Connecticut 5,510 3.32 1.36 $14.87 $30,930




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 590 0.83 0.34 $24.12 $50,160
Alaska 580 1.85 0.76 $19.43 $40,410
South Dakota 660 1.56 0.64 $16.26 $33,810
Washington 6,840 2.10 0.86 $16.14 $33,570
New York 27,760 2.96 1.21 $15.94 $33,150





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 29,120 3.07 1.26 $15.84 $32,950
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 16,510 2.70 1.10 $14.76 $30,700
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 13,790 2.97 1.22 $12.47 $25,950
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,130 3.36 1.38 $17.31 $36,010
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 7,400 2.36 0.97 $14.14 $29,420
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 6,700 1.88 0.77 $11.85 $24,640
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 6,660 2.41 0.99 $15.25 $31,710
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 6,540 2.30 0.94 $13.96 $29,040
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 5,800 2.97 1.21 $14.17 $29,470
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 5,740 2.21 0.91 $13.50 $28,080




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Ann Arbor, MI 2,080 9.50 3.89 $11.91 $24,780
Manhattan, KS 340 9.10 3.72 $10.02 $20,850
Morristown, TN 320 7.14 2.92 $9.24 $19,220
Gadsden, AL 250 6.94 2.84 $9.64 $20,040
The Villages, FL 190 6.81 2.79 $12.76 $26,530
Modesto, CA 1,240 6.70 2.74 $13.28 $27,620
Tallahassee, FL 1,030 5.97 2.44 $12.98 $27,000
New Bedford, MA 370 5.66 2.32 $13.03 $27,110
Rome, GA 210 5.46 2.24 $11.50 $23,930
Waterbury, CT 360 5.32 2.18 $13.00 $27,030




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Fairbanks, AK 70 1.91 0.78 $27.51 $57,230
Danbury, CT 170 2.21 0.91 $19.30 $40,150
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN 700 1.08 0.44 $18.48 $38,440
Coeur d'Alene, ID 50 0.79 0.32 $18.43 $38,340
Portsmouth, NH-ME 140 1.54 0.63 $18.11 $37,660
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 2,760 2.47 1.01 $17.97 $37,370
Rapid City, SD 100 1.54 0.63 $17.82 $37,060
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY 30 0.78 0.32 $17.49 $36,370
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 220 2.93 1.20 $17.42 $36,240
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 8,130 3.36 1.38 $17.31 $36,010

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
North Northeastern Ohio non-metropolitan area (non-contiguous) 930 2.77 1.14 $12.85 $26,720
Kansas nonmetropolitan area 920 2.35 0.96 $11.68 $24,300
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 830 6.06 2.48 $11.58 $24,090
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 730 4.93 2.02 $10.52 $21,890
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 690 4.29 1.76 $15.59 $32,430

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 640 8.55 3.50 $10.00 $20,810
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area 830 6.06 2.48 $11.58 $24,090
Eastern Utah nonmetropolitan area 420 5.45 2.23 $15.95 $33,170
Maryland nonmetropolitan area 320 5.28 2.16 $15.89 $33,050
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 420 5.20 2.13 $10.60 $22,040

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southeast-Central Idaho nonmetropolitan area 140 1.11 0.45 $19.42 $40,400
Alaska nonmetropolitan area 330 3.08 1.26 $19.13 $39,790
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 290 2.89 1.18 $18.09 $37,630
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area 450 4.59 1.88 $17.53 $36,460
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 270 2.85 1.16 $17.41 $36,220


About May 2018 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.

(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 OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019