Entertainment and recreation managers

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2020 Workforce

56.5k

Average Age

43.5

Average Salary

$74,434

Average Male Salary

$81,666

Average Female Salary

$64,834

About

Entertainment and recreation managers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Entertainment and recreation managers was $74,434 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Entertainment and recreation managers are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV, and Las Vegas City (Southwest) PUMA, NV. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Entertainment and recreation managers are Las Vegas City (Southwest) PUMA, NV, New London County (North) PUMA, CT, and Paradise (South) & Enterprise PUMA, NV.

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Employment and salary information for the Entertainment and recreation managers workforce. Entertainment and recreation managers workforce in 2020 was 56,468 people, of which 43% were women and 57% were men. Entertainment and recreation managers are paid most in Glassboro Borough PUMA, NJ but are relatively concentrated in Las Vegas City (Southwest) PUMA, NV.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

32,204

Male Workforce

± 4.41k

24,264

Female Workforce

± 3.82k

The Entertainment and recreation managers workforce in 2020 was 56,468 people (43% women and 57% men). This implies an average annual growth of −17.8% between 2018 (68,724) and 2020 (56,468).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Entertainment and recreation managers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Arkansas ($100,186), Virginia ($93,427), and New Hampshire ($93,358).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$74,434

AVERAGE WAGE

#120 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Entertainment and recreation managers earned an average of $74,434, $18,480 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Entertainment and recreation managers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.428

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Entertainment and recreation managers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.428, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Entertainment and recreation managers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Entertainment and recreation managers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Entertainment and recreation managers and on wages for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Entertainment and recreation managers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Entertainment and recreation managers, by average wage, is Software publishing ($247,107).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

56.5k

2020 Workforce

± 5,833

−9.8%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 15.8%

This graphic shows the share of Entertainment and recreation managers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Entertainment and recreation managers at 89%, followed by Construction with 5.72% and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 5.28%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Entertainment and recreation managers in the US. The workforce of Entertainment and recreation managers in 2020 was 56,468 people, with 43% woman, and 57% men. The average age of male Entertainment and recreation managers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Entertainment and recreation managers is 42.4, and the most common race/ethnicity for Entertainment and recreation managers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Entertainment and recreation managers in 2020 was 56,468 people, with 43% woman, and 57% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (7,329 people), 35 to 39 years (6,949 people), and 40 to 44 years (6,478 people). Among them they concentrated 37% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 11.8% of Entertainment and recreation managers workers were Hispanic and 88.2% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (73.8%), Puerto Rican (18.7)%, and All Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino (7.58)%

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Races

In 2020, 78.7% of the Entertainment and recreation managers workforce were White, of which 42.7% were women and 57.3% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.9%) and Asian (5.25%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Entertainment and recreation managers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Entertainment and recreation managers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Entertainment and recreation managers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (6,013 people), Engineering (2,267 people), and Social Sciences (1,891 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Entertainment and recreation managers workers were Bachelors Degree (17,831 people), Some college (14,602 people), and High School or Equivalent (10,496 people).

The graphic shows the Entertainment and recreation managers workforce by gender and educational level.