CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN RECREATION LEADERSHIP
CONSIDER A REWARDING AND CHALLENGING CAREER IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOR COMMERCIAL RECREATION
| Career Opportunities Students graduation from this major will be prepared for entry level management positions (depending on selected minor) in the following areas; commercial recreation -i.e. retail sales, recreation facility management; youth agencies adn ogranizations - i.e. boy/girl Scouts, YMCA, summer camp programs; federal agencies - i.e. BLM National Park Service, Forest Service, Armed Services, Army Corps of Engineers; state & municipal agencies - i.e. state parks, community & municipal recreation, public facilities management, senior citizen centers; and therapeutic recreation - i.e. nursing homes, hospitals, prisons, juvenile detention centers, rehabilitation centers. |
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| COMMERCIAL | YOUTH AGENCIES & ORGANIZATIONS | EDUCATION |
| Corporate Recreation Director Dance Schools Outfitters Retailing River Runners Health Spa's Professional Sports Stadium Managers Theater Managers Golf Course Managers Bowling Ally Managers Entertainers & Amusement Parks Salesmen Hotel Management Ski Resort Management Dude Ranch Sportsman Clubs Cruise Ship Recreation Director Country Clubs High Adventure Program Outward Bound, Inc. |
America Foundation for the Blind American Red Cross Boys Scouts of America Boys clubs of America Campfire, Inc. Girl Scouts of the U.S.A. National Federation of Settlement & Neighborhood Centers National Urban League Jewish Community Big Brothers/Big Sisters 4-H Seminary Program (LDS) YMCA YWCA Utah Boys Ranches Father Flanagan's Boys Home Junior Achievement, Inc. Youth Developmental Enterprises (YDE) Civil Air Patrol |
Colleges and Universities Student Unions Intramurals Extramurals Club Sports Activity Centers Campus Recreation High Schools Community Education Programs Physical Education Outdoor Education
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CONSIDER A REWARDING AND CHALLENGING CAREER IN ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS FOR RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
| FEDERAL | STATE & MUNICIPAL | EDUCATION |
| Army Corps Engineers Armed Forces Armed Services Army Special Services Overseas Recreation Specialist Bureau of Indian Affairs National Park Service Veterans Administration BLM Forest Service click on the web sites below for job information activeparks.org |
Parks and Recreation State Parks Community Recreation Municipal Recreation Camp Leaders Community Recreation Centers Community Schools Management Public Facilities Senior Citizen Centers |
Colleges and Universities Student Unions Intramurals Extramurals Club Sports Activity Centers Campus Recreation High Schools Community Education Programs Physical Education Outdoor Education |
Where Do Therapeutic Recreation Specialist Work?
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Certified therapeutic recreation specialist occupy positions of varying responsibility from program planner to Director. Examples of leadership positions include:
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