Recreation Workers in North Carolina

Get the information you need to know about working as a Recreation Worker.

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

• Projected employment for Recreation Workers in North Carolina is growing faster than average.

• Recreation Workers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Recreation Workers Work in North Carolina?

7,020 people worked as Recreation Workers in 2018 in this state.

There were 6,990 Recreation Workers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 4,670 Recreation Workers working in it, which means North Carolina has more Recreation Workers than average.

Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for Recreation Workers in this state are growing at a rate of 6.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 8.7%.

North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 1,400 annual job openings, and a total of 8,420 jobs for North Carolina 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 North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for Recreation Workers ranged from $17,040 to $46,710 with $25,320 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.19 to $22.46. The median hourly rate was $12.17.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.27 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.10.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina 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
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC	3,190	$23,500
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	1,930	$24,020
Raleigh, NC	1,420	$24,590
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	540	$25,000
Greensboro-High Point, NC	490	$25,050
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC	450	$20,480
Asheville, NC	410	$24,980
Greenville, NC	270	$19,360
Rocky Mount, NC	260	$20,170
Burlington, NC	220	$18,120
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	190	$28,400
Winston-Salem, NC	190	$26,740
Wilmington, NC	140	$32,300
Fayetteville, NC	110	$23,120
Jacksonville, NC	80	$28,100
Goldsboro, NC	60	$33,930
New Bern, NC	40	$31,940

Top States for Recreation Workers Employment

The table below shows the states 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

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

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