Recreation workers

About

Recreation workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Recreation workers was $28,678 in 2024.

The locations that employ the most Recreation workers are Ottawa County (West) PUMA, MI, Lorain County (South)--North Ridgeville, Avon Lake & Avon Cities PUMA, OH, and Pinellas County (Southeast)--St. Petersburg City (East) PUMA, FL. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Recreation workers are Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA, Ottawa County (West) PUMA, MI, and Bergen County (Central)--Ridgewood Village, Glen Rock & Westwood PUMA, NJ.

Service Occupations Personal Care & Service Occupations

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Recreation workers workforce. Recreation workers workforce in 2024 was 184,145 people, of which 66% were women and 34% were men.

Recreation workers are paid most in NYC-Manhattan Community Districts 1 & 2--Financial District & Greenwich Village PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

62,654

Male Workforce

± 6.14k

121,491

Female Workforce

± 8.55k

The Recreation workers workforce in 2024 was 184,145 people (66% women and 34% men). This implies an average annual growth of −11.3% between 2018 (207,602) and 2024 (184,145).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Recreation workers.

During 2024, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($51,704), Nevada ($41,250), and Kentucky ($38,642).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,678

AVERAGE WAGE

#496 in the ranking (2018)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2024, Recreation workers earned an average of $28,678, $41,200 less than the average national salary of $69,878

The graph shows the ranking of Recreation workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2018.

In 2024, Recreation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.507, which is higher than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Recreation workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Recreation workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Recreation workers and on wages for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Recreation workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Recreation workers, by average wage, is Industrial & miscellaneous chemicals ($141,661).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

184k

2024 Workforce

± 10,529

−1.54%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 8.18%

This graphic shows the share of Recreation workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Recreation workers at 39.9%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 24.4% and Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses with 18.5%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Recreation workers in the US. The workforce of Recreation workers in 2024 was 184,145 people, with 66% woman, and 34% men. The average age of male Recreation workers in the workforce is 32.5 and of female Recreation workers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Recreation workers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Recreation workers in 2024 was 184,145 people, with 66% woman, and 34% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (39,132 people), 16 to 19 years (36,404 people), and 25 to 29 years (16,679 people). Among them they concentrated 50.1% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2024, 14.1% of Recreation workers workers were Hispanic and 85.9% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (53.5%), Puerto Rican (14)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.63)%

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Races

In 2024, 63.6% of the Recreation workers workforce were White, of which 67.3% were women and 32.7% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.3%) and Two or More Races (10.5%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Recreation workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Recreation workers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2024 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Recreation workers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,328 people), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (5,868 people), and Education (5,696 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Recreation workers workers were Some college (56,335 people), High School or Equivalent (41,185 people), and Bachelors Degree (37,181 people).

The graphic shows the Recreation workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Recreation Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Recreation Workers are expected to see a growth of 4.09% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

4.09%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Recreation workers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.