The median annual wage for recreation workers was $23,320 in May 2015.
The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $17,660, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $40,880.
In May 2015, the median annual wages for recreation workers in the top industries in which they worked were as follows:
Nursing and residential care facilities
$25,390
Social assistance
23,540
Local government, excluding education and hospitals
23,380
Religious, grantmaking, civic, professional, and similar organizations
21,360
Arts, entertainment, and recreation
20,740
Many recreation workers, such as camp counselors or activity specialists, work weekends or part time or irregular hours, or may be seasonally employed.
Recreation Workers
Median annual wages, May 2015
Total, all occupations
$36,200
Recreation workers
$23,320
Other personal care and service workers
$21,640
Note: All Occupations includes all occupations in the U.S. Economy. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics