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Recreation Workers in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Recreation Worker?

5.7% Jobs Projection

$23,340 Median Salary

280 Job Openings

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

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

How Many Recreation Workers Work in Mississippi?

1,590 people worked as Recreation Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 1,450 Recreation Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 140 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Recreation Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 5.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.7%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 280 annual job openings, and a total of 1,680 jobs for Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Recreation Workers ranged from $16,940 to $40,530 with $23,340 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.15 to $19.49. The median hourly rate was $11.22.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $11.15 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.07.

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

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Top Mississippi 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
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,380	$27,360
Jackson, MS	330	$28,050
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	230	$25,500
Hattiesburg, MS	90	$25,580

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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References

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