Recreation Worker | Salary & Job Information

Becoming a Recreation Worker via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Ashford University is a US school (accredited) offering recreation courses to train individuals to become top-notch recreation aides, recreation specialists, recreation workers, park activities coordinators, group exercise instructors, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 16,850 people employed as recreation and fitness studies teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $60,580. Recreational therapists make on average $41,270 per year and there are about 21,960 of them employed today. Colleges and universities like Ashford University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Recreation Worker Salary Information

Category: Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary

Total # Employed in the US 16,850
Average Yearly Salary $60,580
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$28,960 $40,020 $55,370 $76,650 $101,350
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 0.7% 2.7% 2.3% 15.3% 34.6% 44.2%
Recreation and fitness studies teachers, postsecondary — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Alabama - $56,500
Arkansas - $32,800
California - $49,790
Colorado - $88,580
Connecticut - $47,540
Delaware - $67,640
Florida - $59,110
Hawaii - $55,730
Idaho - $53,550
Kansas - $47,730
Kentucky - $55,770
Louisiana - $63,560
Maine - $48,550
Maryland - $54,860
Massachusetts - $51,260
Michigan - $54,580
Mississippi - $64,840
Missouri - $59,700
Montana - $68,960
Nebraska - $55,170
Nevada - $49,560
New Hampshire - $47,510
New Jersey - $47,380
New Mexico - $48,060
North Carolina - $74,040
North Dakota - $58,980
Ohio - $50,780
Oklahoma - $62,900
Oregon - $55,470
Pennsylvania - $51,490
South Carolina - $52,670
Tennessee - $77,400
Utah - $66,670
Washington - $57,540
West Virginia - $55,600
Wisconsin - $42,250
Wyoming - $54,670
Guam - $62,600
Puerto Rico - $50,370


Category: Recreational therapists

Total # Employed in the US 21,960
Average Hourly Wage: $19.84/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$11.78 $14.93 $18.96 $24.22 $29.89
Average Yearly Salary $41,270
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$24,510 $31,050 $39,440 $50,370 $62,170
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
3.7% 10.9% 10.8% 5.6% 55.1% 13.1% 0.7%
Recreational therapists — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $27.36/hr $56,910
Colorado $26.88/hr $55,910
North Dakota $22.85/hr $47,520
Delaware $22.82/hr $47,470
Oklahoma $22.58/hr $46,960
Indiana $22.51/hr $46,810
Mississippi $21.84/hr $45,440
Nebraska $21.51/hr $44,740
Alaska $21.22/hr $44,130
Oregon $21.14/hr $43,960
Tennessee $20.91/hr $43,490
North Carolina $20.81/hr $43,290
Utah $20.23/hr $42,080
South Carolina $20.17/hr $41,950
Montana $20.07/hr $41,740
Connecticut $19.33/hr $40,210
Hawaii $19.31/hr $40,160
Kansas $19.26/hr $40,050
District of Columbia $19.21/hr $39,960
Michigan $19.09/hr $39,710
West Virginia $19.08/hr $39,680
Ohio $18.99/hr $39,490
Maryland $18.91/hr $39,340
Missouri $18.91/hr $39,330
Iowa $18.75/hr $39,000
Virginia $18.72/hr $38,930
Massachusetts $18.31/hr $38,080
Idaho $18.3/hr $38,070
Louisiana $18.08/hr $37,620
Arkansas $18.01/hr $37,450
California $17.9/hr $37,230
Guam $17.87/hr $37,180
South Dakota $17.63/hr $36,680
Alabama $17.46/hr $36,320
Puerto Rico $17.36/hr $36,110
Kentucky $17.19/hr $35,740
Wyoming $16.91/hr $35,180
Wisconsin $16.8/hr $34,950
Washington $16.51/hr $34,330
Nevada $16.4/hr $34,110
New Jersey $15.76/hr $32,770
New York $15.64/hr $32,530
Maine $15.59/hr $32,420
New Hampshire $15.51/hr $32,260
Pennsylvania $15.29/hr $31,800
New Mexico $15.04/hr $31,290


Category: Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers

Total # Employed in the US 115,640
Average Hourly Wage: $9.85/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$7.38 $7.93 $8.99 $10.74 $13.5
Average Yearly Salary $20,490
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$15,350 $16,500 $18,700 $22,340 $28,070
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
11.1% 33.9% 22.5% 7.8% 19.3% 4.7% 0.8%
Lifeguards, ski patrol, and other recreational protective service workers — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Indiana $17.77/hr $36,960
Colorado $13.69/hr $28,480
Alaska $12.74/hr $26,490
Hawaii $11.38/hr $23,670
Delaware $11.21/hr $23,330
Oklahoma $10.82/hr $22,510
Missouri $10.69/hr $22,230
Virginia $10.26/hr $21,340
North Carolina $10.05/hr $20,900
Connecticut $9.93/hr $20,660
New York $9.92/hr $20,630
Puerto Rico $9.83/hr $20,450
North Dakota $9.81/hr $20,400
Tennessee $9.79/hr $20,350
Mississippi $9.77/hr $20,310
Michigan $9.66/hr $20,100
Arkansas $9.57/hr $19,910
Ohio $9.54/hr $19,840
Montana $9.49/hr $19,740
Kansas $9.46/hr $19,690
Nebraska $9.43/hr $19,610
Utah $9.12/hr $18,980
Idaho $9.1/hr $18,920
New Jersey $8.93/hr $18,580
Iowa $8.81/hr $18,320
Washington $8.81/hr $18,330
Oregon $8.71/hr $18,130
South Carolina $8.6/hr $17,880
Alabama $8.59/hr $17,860
Louisiana $8.55/hr $17,790
Wisconsin $8.52/hr $17,720
Massachusetts $8.52/hr $17,720
Nevada $8.47/hr $17,620
West Virginia $8.46/hr $17,600
Guam $8.46/hr $17,590
Kentucky $8.44/hr $17,560
Wyoming $8.44/hr $17,560
Pennsylvania $8.4/hr $17,480
New Hampshire $8.35/hr $17,360
New Mexico $8.34/hr $17,340
Maine $8.25/hr $17,160
Maryland $8.22/hr $17,100
California $8.02/hr $16,680
South Dakota $7.99/hr $16,630


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