Recreation Workers
Also called:
Recreation Supervisor, Activities Director, Activities Assistant, Recreation Assistant
see titles from the Air Force.
Services Apprentice; Services Helper; Services Journeyman
What they do:
Conduct recreation activities with groups in public, private, or volunteer agencies or recreation facilities. Organize and promote activities, such as arts and crafts, sports, games, music, dramatics, social recreation, camping, and hobbies, taking into account the needs and interests of individual members.
On the job, you would:
- Enforce rules and regulations of recreational facilities to maintain discipline and ensure safety.
- Manage the daily operations of recreational facilities.
- Administer first aid according to prescribed procedures, and notify emergency medical personnel when necessary.
Business
- customer service
- management
Arts and Humanities
Math and Science
Education and Training
- teaching and course design
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Basic Skills
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- talking to others
Social
- changing what is done based on other people's actions
- looking for ways to help people
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
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People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Concern for Others
- Social Orientation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Word processing software
- Corel WordPerfect software
- Microsoft Word
Desktop publishing software
Data base user interface and query software
- Database software
- Recordkeeping software
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bachelor's degree or
high school diploma
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
$22,240
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force.
