Recreation & fitness workers

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Total Workforce

406k

Average Age

37.2

Average Salary

$23,098

Average Male Salary

$28,661

Average Female Salary

$19,703

About

Recreation & fitness workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Recreation & fitness workers was $23,098 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Recreation & fitness workers by wage are Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials, Receptionists & information clerks, and Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders.

Recreation & fitness workers are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Supervisors of personal care and service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and 15 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Recreation & fitness workers are Woodbury & Cottage Grove Cities PUMA, MN, Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN, and LA City (Northwest/Encino & Tarzana) PUMA, CA. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Recreation & fitness workers are Woodbury & Cottage Grove Cities PUMA, MN, New Haven Town PUMA, CT, and La Plata, Montezuma, Gunnison, Archuleta, Dolores, Hinsdale & San Juan Counties PUMA, CO.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Recreation & fitness workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Recreation & fitness workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Recreation & fitness workers, by average wage, is Other personal services. Recreation & fitness workers are paid most in Snoqualmie City, Cottage Lake, Union Hill & Novelty Hill PUMA, WA but are relatively concentrated in Woodbury & Cottage Grove Cities PUMA, MN.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$23,098

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,007

In 2017, Recreation & fitness workers earned an average of $23,098, $30,790 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Pressers, textile, garment, & related materials make somewhat more than Recreation & fitness workers while Miscellaneous agricultural workers, including animal breeders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Recreation & fitness workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.485

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Recreation & fitness workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.485, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Recreation & fitness workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Recreation & fitness workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Recreation & fitness workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Recreation & fitness workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Recreation & fitness workers, by number of employees, are Amusement & Recreation, Nursing Care Facilities, and Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Recreation & fitness workers, by average wage, are Other personal services, Real estate, and Justice, public order, & safety activities .

Industries by Share

406k

2017 Workforce

± 15,631

0.0443%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.44%

The number of people employed as Recreation & fitness workers has been growing at a rate of 0.0443%, from 406,281 people in 2016 to 406,461 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Recreation & fitness workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Recreation & fitness workers at 57.1%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 7.09% and Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses with 5.45%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Recreation & fitness workers in the US. The average age of male Recreation & fitness workers in the workforce is 33.8 and of female Recreation & fitness workers is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Recreation & fitness workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

154k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,631

252k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 12,325

62.1% of Recreation & fitness workers are Female, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Recreation & fitness workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Recreation & fitness workers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

69.3% of Recreation & fitness workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 10.9% of Recreation & fitness workers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Recreation & fitness workers.

Age by Gender

33.8

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.867

39.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.768

The median age of Recreation & fitness workers is 37.2, and Male employees are generally 5.47 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Recreation & fitness workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Recreation & fitness workers is Parks, Recreation, & Leisure but a relatively high number of Recreation & fitness workers hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Recreation & fitness workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Recreation & fitness workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, and Social Perceptiveness. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Recreation & fitness workers need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Management of Material Resources, and Social Perceptiveness.