Recreational therapists
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonRecreational therapists are most often employed by the Nursing Care Facilities industry. The average yearly wage for Recreational therapists was $47,726 in 2022.
The locations that employ the most Recreational therapists are . The locations with a relatively high concentration of Recreational therapists are .
Employment and salary information for the Recreational therapists workforce. Recreational therapists workforce in 2022 was 16,087 people, of which 79.6% were women and 20.4% were men. Recreational therapists are paid most in Utah County (East)--Spanish Fork, Springville, Lehi (Northeast) & Highland Cities PUMA, UT but are relatively concentrated in false.
The Recreational therapists workforce in 2022 was 16,087 people (79.6% women and 20.4% men). This implies an average annual growth of 40.7% between 2014 (11,437) and 2022 (16,087).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Recreational therapists.
During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Indiana ($167,661), Washington ($112,910), and California ($63,341).
In 2022, Recreational therapists earned an average of $47,726, $16,957 less than the average national salary of $64,683
The graph shows the ranking of Recreational therapists in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2022.
In 2022, Recreational therapists had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.323, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Recreational therapists (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Recreational therapists compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Recreational therapists and on wages for those in the field. Nursing Care Facilities is the industry that employs the most Recreational therapists, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Recreational therapists, by average wage, is Offices of other health practitioners ($105,812).
This graphic shows the share of Recreational therapists employed by various industries. Nursing Care Facilities employs the largest share of Recreational therapists at 34.7%, followed by General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals with 34.5% and Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities with 30.8%.
Demographic information on Recreational therapists in the US. The workforce of Recreational therapists in 2022 was 16,087 people, with 79.6% woman, and 20.4% men. The average age of male Recreational therapists in the workforce is 41.2 and of female Recreational therapists is 41.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Recreational therapists is White.
The workforce of Recreational therapists in 2022 was 16,087 people, with 79.6% woman, and 20.4% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 25 to 29 years (2,732 people), 21 to 24 years (1,916 people), and 30 to 34 years (1,756 people). Among them they concentrated 40.9% of the total workforce.
In 2022, 7.8% of Recreational therapists workers were Hispanic and 92.2% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (79%) and Puerto Rican (21)%
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In 2022, 73.6% of the Recreational therapists workforce were White, of which 80% were women and 20% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (13.1%) and Two or More Races (5.66%).
Data on higher education choices for Recreational therapists from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Recreational therapists is Health but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.
Among the necessary skills for Recreational therapists, Service Orientation stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Recreational therapists need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis.
The most common majors achieved by Recreational therapists in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Health (5,438 people), Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (1,175 people), and Education (721 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Recreational therapists workers were Bachelors Degree (8,847 people), Graduate Degree (2,613 people), and High School or Equivalent (1,658 people).
The graphic shows the Recreational therapists workforce by gender and educational level.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Recreational therapists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Recreational therapists need many skills, but most especially Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening.
Projections on job growth for Recreational Therapists from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Recreational Therapists are expected to see a growth of 3.57% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.
This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Recreational therapists. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.
