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Recreation Workers in Delaware

Considering a career as a Recreation Worker in Delaware?

13.3% Jobs Projection

$25,370 Median Salary

200 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Recreation Workers in Delaware are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

Projected employment for Recreation Workers in Delaware is growing faster than average.
Recreation Workers in Delaware earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Recreation Workers Work in Delaware?

In Delaware, there were 920 people working as Recreation Workers in the year 2018.

There were 870 Recreation Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 4,670 Recreation Workers working in it, which means Delaware has fewer Recreation Workers than average.

Job Projections for Delaware

Jobs for Recreation Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 13.3% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.7%.

Delaware Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 200 annual job openings, and a total of 1,190 jobs for Delaware Recreation Workers in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 70,700 annual jobs and 423,900 total jobs in 2026.

What do Recreation Workers Make in Delaware?

In 2018 wages for Recreation Workers ranged from $19,030 to $45,280 with $25,370 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.15 to $21.77. The median hourly rate was $12.2.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.08 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.12.

The median salary in Delaware is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Delaware Metros for Recreation Workers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Recreation Workers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	6,540	$25,490
Salisbury, MD-DE	510	$27,100
Dover, DE	110	$25,660

Top States for Recreation Workers Employment

View the list below to see where most Recreation Workers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	47,680	$28,330
New York	27,760	$29,800
Texas	22,290	$22,290
Illinois	18,750	$22,230
Florida	18,660	$24,310
Ohio	13,820	$23,180
Pennsylvania	13,820	$23,790
Michigan	12,090	$23,460
New Jersey	11,690	$25,490
Virginia	10,360	$23,450
Massachusetts	9,430	$27,460
Georgia	9,040	$22,920
Maryland	8,840	$22,360
Minnesota	8,330	$27,790
Wisconsin	7,980	$22,420
Arizona	7,210	$24,260
North Carolina	7,020	$25,320
Tennessee	6,920	$22,470
Washington	6,840	$30,720
Indiana	6,190	$21,740

Below are the states where Recreation Workers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia	$46,430
Alaska	$36,310
South Dakota	$31,630
Washington	$30,720
North Dakota	$30,510
New York	$29,800
New Hampshire	$28,590
California	$28,330
Maine	$28,060
Minnesota	$27,790

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