Total employment is expected to increase by 20.5 million jobs from 2010 to 2020, with 88 percent of detailed occupations projected to experience employment growth.

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/About/Projections-Overview.htm

Recreation Attendants Careers Overview – entry level employment while in college (1:02 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QM_KzA2Wie4

Recreation Workers (NOTE: salaries listed are based on national averaging. California and bay area salaries are adjusted higher based on the cost of living).

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/personal-care-and-service/recreation-workers.htm

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

http://www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes399032.htm

Recreation’s Contribution to the Economy

Consumer spending: an engine for U.S. job growth (Recreation services – page 3 - Table 1 - Personal consumption expenditures, 1980, 1990, and 2000 (actual) and 2010 (projected))

http://www.bls.gov/opub/mlr/2002/11/art2full.pdf

Recreation Research is NEEDED to combat sedentary lifestyles and improve health

American Time Use Survey – 2016 Results (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics)

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/atus.pdf

Department of Public Health and Recreation

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