Recreation workers

Detailed Occupation

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2023 Workforce
187k
Average Age
35.4
Estimated Job Growth
5.5%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$28,115
Average Male Salary
$30,718
Average Female Salary
$26,766

About

Recreation workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Recreation workers was $28,115 in 2023.

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Recreation workers workforce. Recreation workers workforce in 2023 was 187,023 people, of which 65.9% were women and 34.1% were men. Recreation workers are paid most in Bluegrass Area Development District (Central)--Lexington-Fayette County (North) PUMA, KY but are relatively concentrated in Barnstable (East), Dukes & Nantucket Counties--Outer Cape Cod Towns PUMA, MA.

Employment Over Time

Metric
Grouping
63,833
Male Workforce
± 6.2k
123,190
Female Workforce
± 8.61k

The Recreation workers workforce in 2023 was 187,023 people (65.9% women and 34.1% men). This implies an average annual growth of −9.91% between 2018 (207,602) and 2023 (187,023).

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Employment by Location

Level
Metric

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During 2023, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($50,561), Nevada ($38,844), and Colorado ($36,876).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,115
AVERAGE WAGE
#497 in the ranking (2023)
$67,727
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2023, Recreation workers earned an average of $28,115, $39,612 less than the average national salary of $67,727

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.5
WAGE GINI

In 2023, Recreation workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.5, which is higher than the national average of 0.476. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Recreation workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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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 Scientific research & development services ($96,351).

Occupations by Industries

Metric
Value
187k
2023 Workforce
± 10,611
−2.65%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 8.19%

This graphic shows the share of Recreation workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Recreation workers at 40.9%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 24.5% and Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses with 17.8%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Recreation workers in the US. The workforce of Recreation workers in 2023 was 187,023 people, with 65.9% woman, and 34.1% men. The average age of male Recreation workers in the workforce is 32.6 and of female Recreation workers is 36.8, and the most common race/ethnicity for Recreation workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Recreation workers in 2023 was 187,023 people, with 65.9% woman, and 34.1% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (40,102 people), 16 to 19 years (35,277  people), and 25 to 29 years (17,622 people). Among them they concentrated 49.8% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2023, 13.2% of Recreation workers workers were Hispanic and 86.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (55.7%), Puerto Rican (15.3)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (5.14)%

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Races

In 2023, 65.9% of the Recreation workers workforce were White, of which 67.2% were women and 32.8% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (15.6%) and Two or More Races (9.04%).

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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 Parks, Recreation, & Leisure but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2023 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

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Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Recreation workers in 2023 (counting all academic degrees) were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (6,177 people), Business (6,116 people), and Education (5,890 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Recreation workers workers were Some college (57,385 people), High School or Equivalent (41,112 people), and Bachelors Degree (38,717 people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Recreation Workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 4.02%, but Recreation Workers are expected to see a growth of 5.5% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

5.5%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
4.02%
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 4.02%, the average rate of national job growth.

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