Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
Hospitality and TourismO*NET 11-9072.00United States
Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.
- Median annual earnings
- $76,187
- Projected change
- +10.8%
- Typical education
- Bachelor's degree
- Employment
- 45.2K jobs
50th percentile, United States
2025 to 2035
52.1% of the workforce
Growing to 50.07K by 2035
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The work
What entertainment and recreation managers, except gambling do
Tasks reported for this occupation, ordered by how often they come up in the role.
- Plan, organize, or lead group activities for customers, such as exercise routines, athletic events, or arts and crafts.
- Plan programs of events or schedules of activities.
- Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
- Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
- Calculate and record department expenses and revenue.
- Interview and hire associates to fill staff vacancies.
- Talk to customers to convey information about events or activities.
- Explain rules and regulations of facilities and entertainment attractions to customers.
- Administer first aid in emergency situations.
- Assign tasks and work hours to staff.
- Resolve customer complaints regarding worker performance or services rendered.
- Store and retrieve equipment, such as vehicles, radios, and ride components.
- Train workers in company procedures or policy.
- Write and present strategies for recreational facility programming using customer or employee data.
Pay and outlook
What the job pays and where it is heading
Annual earnings range
Reported earnings by percentile, United States
- 10th percentile
- $43,337
- 25th percentile
- $57,564
- 50th percentile
- $76,187
- 75th percentile
- $102,293
- 90th percentile
- $139,964
The gold marker shows the median. Half earn more than $76,187 and half earn less.
Employment outlook
2025 to 2035 projection
+10.8%faster than average
202545,199 jobs
2035 projected50,069 jobs
4,870 more positions over the decade, before replacement hiring.
Preparation
Education levels
What people currently working in the career hold. These are not entry requirements.
- Bachelor's degree
- 52.1%
- Some college
- 23.1%
- Associate degree
- 16.8%
- Master's or Professional degree
- 7.4%
- High school diploma or less
- 0.7%
Skills
Skills employers ask for
Technical skills appearing most often in job postings for this occupation.
How the work gets done
Core competencies
Broad capabilities associated with strong performance in this occupation.
- Speaking
- Talking to others to convey information effectively.
- Active Listening
- Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Reading Comprehension
- Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
- Coordination
- Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
- Service Orientation
- Actively looking for ways to help people.
- Critical Thinking
- Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
- Writing
- Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
- Time Management
- Managing one's own time and the time of others.
- Instructing
- Teaching others how to do something.
- Monitoring
- Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
- Active Learning
- Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
- Complex Problem Solving
- Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
- Learning Strategies
- Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
- Persuasion
- Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
- Negotiation
- Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
- Systems Evaluation
- Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
- Management of Financial Resources
- Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
In the market
Job titles and employers
Recent job postings in United StatesCommon job titles
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- 05Recreation Managers203 postings
- 06Associate Aquatics Directors193 postings
- 07Assistant Nurse Managers131 postings
- 08Activities Managers121 postings
- 09Editors-in-Chief108 postings
- 10Club Assistants88 postings
- 11Aquatics Managers81 postings
- 12Club Directors70 postings
- 13Swimming Pool Service Technicians68 postings
- 14Parks and Recreation Managers63 postings
- 15Pool Monitors63 postings
- 16Commercial Lines Account Managers61 postings
- 17Youth Activities Coordinators61 postings
- 18Life Enrichment Managers57 postings
- 19Creative Directors/Editors-in-Chief56 postings
- 20Recreation Program Managers56 postings
Top employers
- 01Planet Fitness557 postings
- 02YMCA410 postings
- 03Anytime Fitness128 postings
- 04Intermountain Health98 postings
- 05LA Fitness86 postings
- 06Sunrise Senior Living77 postings
- 07Walt Disney71 postings
- 08Amazon66 postings
- 09Merck & Co.54 postings
- 10Genesis Health Clubs49 postings
- 11Insurance Office Of America42 postings
- 12Marriott International30 postings
- 13Google29 postings
- 14Nfp29 postings
- 15Charter Senior Living22 postings
- 16Eos Fitness21 postings
- 17EPAM Systems19 postings
- 18DLA Piper18 postings
- 19Colleyville Lifetime Fitness17 postings
- 20Creator Camp16 postings
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