• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

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)
270,380	1.1 %	$ 16.43	$ 34,170	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Recreation Workers:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 10.86	$ 13.00	$ 15.23	$ 18.03	$ 23.21
Annual Wage (2)	$ 22,580	$ 27,040	$ 31,680	$ 37,500	$ 48,270

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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)	84,430	1.57	$ 17.03	$ 35,420
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	32,080	2.39	$ 16.01	$ 33,290
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	25,820	2.05	$ 15.36	$ 31,950
Civic and Social Organizations	23,130	7.70	$ 15.34	$ 31,900
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	22,680	2.58	$ 16.93	$ 35,210

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Recreation Workers:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Civic and Social Organizations	23,130	7.70	$ 15.34	$ 31,900
RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	4,290	7.03	$ 16.29	$ 33,890
Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	22,680	2.58	$ 16.93	$ 35,210
Amusement Parks and Arcades	5,160	2.55	$ 13.94	$ 29,000
Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	32,080	2.39	$ 16.01	$ 33,290

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)	1,960	0.09	$ 29.01	$ 60,330
Performing Arts Companies	420	0.35	$ 20.76	$ 43,190
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	620	0.27	$ 19.76	$ 41,110
Religious Organizations	720	0.38	$ 19.63	$ 40,830
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	2,200	0.10	$ 19.39	$ 40,330

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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	41,070	2.33	1.27	$ 18.28	$ 38,030
Florida	18,870	2.05	1.12	$ 15.66	$ 32,580
Texas	15,340	1.18	0.65	$ 14.62	$ 30,410
New York	15,150	1.66	0.91	$ 19.74	$ 41,050
Michigan	10,240	2.41	1.32	$ 15.20	$ 31,620

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)
Connecticut	5,420	3.32	1.82	$ 17.58	$ 36,570
Montana	1,340	2.74	1.50	$ 14.29	$ 29,720
South Carolina	5,880	2.73	1.50	$ 15.40	$ 32,030
Arizona	8,160	2.69	1.47	$ 17.29	$ 35,950
Utah	4,120	2.53	1.38	$ 14.99	$ 31,180

Top paying states for Recreation Workers:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Alaska	310	1.00	0.55	$ 20.76	$ 43,170
District of Columbia	660	0.96	0.52	$ 20.65	$ 42,940
Minnesota	5,440	1.92	1.05	$ 19.98	$ 41,560
New York	15,150	1.66	0.91	$ 19.74	$ 41,050
Washington	4,520	1.33	0.73	$ 19.59	$ 40,750

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	15,920	1.73	0.95	$ 19.30	$ 40,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	15,880	2.60	1.42	$ 17.86	$ 37,140
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	7,590	1.72	0.94	$ 17.21	$ 35,790
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	5,880	2.17	1.19	$ 18.44	$ 38,360
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ	5,760	2.60	1.42	$ 17.57	$ 36,550
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	5,640	2.15	1.18	$ 16.57	$ 34,470
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	5,570	2.33	1.27	$ 20.91	$ 43,490
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,410	1.46	0.80	$ 18.92	$ 39,360
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	4,340	1.57	0.86	$ 16.26	$ 33,820
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	4,110	1.08	0.59	$ 14.98	$ 31,150

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	3,080	14.60	7.99	$ 13.47	$ 28,020
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC	500	6.43	3.52	$ 16.15	$ 33,600
Lawrence, KS	290	5.87	3.21	$ 13.80	$ 28,700
Flagstaff, AZ	360	5.78	3.16	$ 17.62	$ 36,660
Ocean City, NJ	220	5.45	2.98	$ 15.75	$ 32,760
Tallahassee, FL	930	5.28	2.89	$ 12.55	$ 26,110
Chico, CA	400	5.09	2.78	$ 16.03	$ 33,340
Sheboygan, WI	290	4.97	2.72	$ 12.98	$ 26,990
Columbus, GA-AL	520	4.56	2.49	$ 13.81	$ 28,720
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	320	4.49	2.46	$ 13.11	$ 27,270