Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Career, Salary and Skills
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $79,520 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 37,980. Wage data is published for 207 locations.
Occupation description
Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.
O*NET code
11-9072.00
Job zone
4
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$79,520
Hourly median
$38.23
Employment
37,980
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.88 | 3.88 |
| Active Listening | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Coordination | 3.75 | 3.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.75 | 3.62 |
| Time Management | 3.75 | 3.75 |
| Instructing | 3.62 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Talk to customers to convey information about events or activities.
- Plan programs of events or schedules of activities.
- Write budgets to plan recreational activities or programs.
- Explain rules and regulations of facilities and entertainment attractions to customers.
- Calculate and record department expenses and revenue.
- Interview and hire associates to fill staff vacancies.
- Assign tasks and work hours to staff.
- Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.
Technology
- IBM SPSS Statistics
- Adobe Acrobat
- ADP Workforce Now
- Airtable
- Apple Keynote
- Apple macOS
- Atlassian Confluence
- Blackboard software
- Blink
- Cisco Webex
- Dropbox
- Eko
- Evernote
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in CAMedian $79,550 · Employment 7,000
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in ILMedian $77,310 · Employment 3,260
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in TXMedian $78,500 · Employment 2,880
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in FLMedian $83,520 · Employment 2,620
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $80,570 · Employment 2,530
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in New York, NYMedian $94,390 · Employment 2,410
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in NJMedian $89,590 · Employment 2,260
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $78,200 · Employment 2,200
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in MIMedian $65,890 · Employment 1,670
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in NYMedian $98,390 · Employment 1,330
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in OHMedian $58,440 · Employment 1,280
- Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling Salary in PAMedian $68,990 · Employment 1,220
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.