Recreation & fitness workers

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce

390k

Average Age

37.2

Average Salary

$22,592

Average Male Salary

$28,027

Average Female Salary

$19,437

About

Recreation & fitness workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Recreation & fitness workers was $22,592 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Recreation & fitness workers are Lafayette & West Lafayette Cities PUMA, IN, Norman, Oklahoma City (South) & Moore Cities PUMA, OK, and Upper East Side PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Recreation & fitness workers are Atlantic City & Ventnor City PUMA, NJ, Tompkins County PUMA, NY, and Miramar (West) & Pembroke Pines (Southwest) Cities PUMA, FL.

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Employment and salary information for the Recreation & fitness workers workforce. Recreation & fitness workers workforce in 2017 was 390,227 people, of which 63.3% were women and 36.7% were men. Recreation & fitness workers are paid most in St. Croix & Dunn Counties PUMA, WI but are relatively concentrated in Atlantic City & Ventnor City PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

143,328

Male Workforce

± 9.29k

246,899

Female Workforce

± 12.2k

The Recreation & fitness workers workforce in 2017 was 390,227 people (63.3% women and 36.7% men). This implies an average annual growth of 7.43% between 2014 (363,235) and 2017 (390,227).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Recreation & fitness workers.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Delaware ($42,055), District of Columbia ($40,759), and Nevada ($31,163).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$22,592

AVERAGE WAGE

#440 in the ranking (2017)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Recreation & fitness workers earned an average of $22,592, $37,004 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Recreation & fitness workers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.494

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Recreation & fitness workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.494, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Recreation & fitness workers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Recreation & fitness workers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Recreation & fitness workers and on wages 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 Justice, public order, & safety activities ($58,235).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

390k

2017 Workforce

± 15,316

2.37%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.45%

This graphic shows the share of Recreation & fitness workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Recreation & fitness workers at 80.8%, followed by Nursing Care Facilities with 11.9% and Recreational vehicle parks & camps and rooming & boarding houses with 7.26%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Recreation & fitness workers in the US. The workforce of Recreation & fitness workers in 2017 was 390,227 people, with 63.3% woman, and 36.7% men. The average age of male Recreation & fitness workers in the workforce is 33.7 and of female Recreation & fitness workers is 39.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Recreation & fitness workers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Recreation & fitness workers in 2017 was 390,227 people, with 63.3% woman, and 36.7% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 20 to 24 years (66,560 people), 25 to 29 years (53,001 people), and 30 to 34 years (41,040 people). Among them they concentrated 41.2% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 11.8% of Recreation & fitness workers workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.9%), Puerto Rican (19)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.14)%

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Races

In 2017, 78% of the Recreation & fitness workers workforce were White, of which 66.7% were women and 33.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (11.6%) and Asian (3.66%).

Education & Skills

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 the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Among the necessary skills for Recreation & fitness workers, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Recreation & fitness workers need more than the average amount of Management of Material Resources.

Majors

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

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Recreation & fitness workers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (22,424 people), Business (21,073 people), and Education (17,816 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Recreation & fitness workers workers were Bachelors Degree (120,858 people), Some college (116,334 people), and High School or Equivalent (64,005 people).

The graphic shows the Recreation & fitness workers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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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, Social Perceptiveness.