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Recreation Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
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RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,500 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$36,560
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
331,490
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,500 hours, RECREATION ASSISTANT (competency-based)
- State medians
- $46,460 in District of Columbia to $22,210 in Puerto Rico (53 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| RECREATION ASSISTANT | 2015 | Competency-Based: 4,500 hours Hybrid: 4,500 to 5,625 hours Time-Based: 4,500 hours |
What recreation workers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | $46,460 | $22.34 | 470 |
| Washington | $44,890 | $21.58 | 6,380 |
| South Dakota | $42,270 | $20.32 | 650 |
| Hawaii | $41,000 | $19.71 | 1,590 |
| California | $39,780 | $19.12 | 48,560 |
| Oregon | $39,610 | $19.05 | 4,640 |
| Colorado | $38,820 | $18.67 | 6,100 |
| Massachusetts | $38,540 | $18.53 | 11,280 |
| New York | $38,040 | $18.29 | 24,790 |
| Alaska | $37,510 | $18.03 | 630 |
| Minnesota | $37,510 | $18.03 | 7,940 |
| Maine | $37,450 | $18.01 | 1,260 |
| Vermont | $37,450 | $18.01 | 840 |
| North Dakota | $37,310 | $17.94 | 730 |
| Maryland | $37,200 | $17.89 | 4,350 |
| New Hampshire | $37,040 | $17.81 | 2,030 |
| New Jersey | $36,880 | $17.73 | 7,550 |
| Connecticut | $36,610 | $17.60 | 5,000 |
| Rhode Island | $36,340 | $17.47 | 770 |
| Virginia | $36,120 | $17.36 | 9,260 |
| Arizona | $35,800 | $17.21 | 12,650 |
| Pennsylvania | $35,710 | $17.17 | 9,850 |
| Wisconsin | $35,530 | $17.08 | 6,840 |
| Florida | $35,490 | $17.06 | 18,010 |
| Illinois | $35,480 | $17.06 | 17,650 |
| Michigan | $35,090 | $16.87 | 10,850 |
| Montana | $35,090 | $16.87 | 800 |
| Nebraska | $34,590 | $16.63 | 1,510 |
| Missouri | $34,320 | $16.50 | 5,380 |
| Delaware | $33,790 | $16.25 | 1,230 |
| Iowa | $33,700 | $16.20 | 2,870 |
| Tennessee | $33,580 | $16.14 | 3,420 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $33,400 | $16.06 | 30 |
| Utah | $32,890 | $15.81 | 5,760 |
| North Carolina | $32,720 | $15.73 | 9,520 |
| Texas | $32,720 | $15.73 | 18,660 |
| Georgia | $32,540 | $15.64 | 8,160 |
| Ohio | $32,420 | $15.59 | 12,340 |
| Kentucky | $32,400 | $15.58 | 3,290 |
| New Mexico | $31,900 | $15.34 | 870 |
| Kansas | $31,760 | $15.27 | 2,990 |
| Oklahoma | $31,580 | $15.18 | 2,380 |
| South Carolina | $31,420 | $15.10 | 5,270 |
| Wyoming | $30,720 | $14.77 | 790 |
| Indiana | $30,190 | $14.52 | 8,050 |
| Nevada | $30,150 | $14.49 | 2,570 |
| Idaho | $30,100 | $14.47 | 2,080 |
| West Virginia | $29,710 | $14.28 | 1,410 |
| Louisiana | $28,580 | $13.74 | 2,830 |
| Alabama | $28,360 | $13.64 | 4,700 |
| Mississippi | $28,060 | $13.49 | 2,220 |
| Arkansas | $27,770 | $13.35 | 1,740 |
| Puerto Rico | $22,210 | $10.68 | 850 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.