A Recreation Director's Salary in Ohio

A recreation director organizes and promotes an assortment of activities.

A recreation director is responsible for managing the daily operations of a recreation facility. Also known as a recreation supervisor or activities director, this professional coordinates such activities for public or private groups, volunteer agencies or for recreation facilities. The director organizes and promotes a variety of activities including sports, games, arts, music, theater and hobbies, taking into account participant desires and needs. A recreation director's salary in Ohio is slightly below the national average for all such positions.

Ohio Salaries

The mean annual salary for recreation workers including directors in Ohio was $23,560 as of May 2010, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. For those in the 10th percentile, the average annual salary was $16,230. For such professionals in the 25th and 50th percentiles, their average annual salary was $17,730 and $20,920, respectively. For those in the 75th and 90th percentiles, their annual salaries were $27,290 and $35,560. Given that the BLS data covers all recreation workers, a supervisor likely makes somewhere above the medium Ohio salary.

National Salaries

A recreation director's salary in Ohio trends lower than the national average for all such positions. According to the BLS, a person in the 10th percentile nationally averaged $16,470 per year or $240 more than a comparable worker in Ohio. For such professionals in the 25th and 50th percentiles, their average annual salary was $18,340

and $22,260, respectively, for differences of up to $1,280. For those in the 75th and 90th percentiles, their annual salaries were $29,200 and $38,460, respectively, for an annual salary difference of up to $2,900. The mean national annual salary was $25,270, which is about $1,700 higher than Ohio.

State Salaries

Salaries for recreation workers including directors were much higher in several states. In the District of Columbia, the annual mean wage was $43,190 as reported by the bureau. Alaska and Wyoming ranked second and third, with such workers earning annual salaries of $35,340 and $32,970, respectively. Salaries in Hawaii and Vermont were rated fourth and fifth in the nation, with such workers earning $32,300 and $30,430 per year, respectively.

Top Industries

As of May 2010, the bureau reports that 293,430 people were employed as recreation workers in the United States. The largest industry for such professionals was local governments, employing more than one-third or 101,410 people. On a national level, the mean annual wage for such people was $25,820. Nursing care facilities and civic and social organizations were the next two largest employing industries, with such professionals earning an average of $25,220 and $22,810 per year, respectively. Other amusement and recreation industries and individual and family services were the fourth and fifth largest employing industries. Such professionals earned average annual salaries of $22,360 and $24,240, respectively.

References

• O-Net Online; Summary Report for: 39-9032.00 - Recreation Workers; 2010
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2010-11; Recreation Workers; Dec. 2009
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; Occupational Employment Statistics; 39-9032 Recreation Workers
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: Employment Statistics Query System