Recreation Workers
SOC 39-9032 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $40,788per year
- Projected openings
- 104,970
- Projected change
- +9.1%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Instructing
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $56,553 | 5,780 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $48,376 | 5,610 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | $44,668 | 620 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | $43,842 | 610 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $43,204 | 7,430 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $40,335 | 500 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $40,006 | 790 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $39,595 | 10,000 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $39,440 | 6,250 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $39,245 | 1,830 |
| Yuba City MSA (Sutter and Yuba Counties) | $39,101 | 160 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | $38,350 | 1,070 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $38,204 | 29,340 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $38,186 | 1,490 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville MSA (Santa Cruz County) | $38,073 | 680 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $38,021 | 10,410 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $37,435 | 3,400 |
| Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region (Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Inyo, Mariposa, Mono, and Tuolumne Counties) | $37,414 | 520 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura MSA (Ventura County) | $37,404 | 2,070 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $37,332 | 2,550 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $37,188 | 7,970 |
| Hanford-Corcoran MSA (Kings County) | $37,157 | 120 |
| Visalia MSA (Tulare County) | $36,715 | 1,690 |
| Redding MSA (Shasta County) | $36,499 | 540 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $36,139 | 670 |
| Merced MSA (Merced County) | $35,707 | 260 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $35,707 | 2,220 |
| Chico MSA (Butte County) | $35,224 | 930 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $35,172 | 1,980 |
| El Centro MSA (Imperial County) | $34,596 | 190 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recreational Therapists | $100,918 | 1,870 | +15.8% |
| Social and Community Service Managers | $84,606 | 35,490 | +19.3% |
| Entertainment And Recreation Managers, Except Gambling | $80,885 | 10,170 | +11.8% |
| Rehabilitation Counselors | $45,725 | 17,450 | +14.8% |
| Training and Development Managers | $158,882 | 5,810 | +9% |
| Instructional Coordinators | $99,726 | 21,280 | +5.7% |
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