The median salary for Recreational Therapy Technicians is $39,400, or $19.00 an hour, and there are approximately 20,830 individuals nationally employed as recreational therapy technicians.

Recreational Therapy Technicians Median Salary: $39,400

Recreational therapy technicians brought home a median annual pay of $39,400 in 2010 for their work as vital members of prosperous economies nationwide. That yearly income works out to an hourly rate of $19.00. Locale can play a big role in how much you earn, but it's nothing compared to how much incomes fluctuate because of education and experience, which means proper training is certainly essential.

As the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports, in 2010 a projected 20,830 were employed as recreational therapy technicians nationwide. Successful recreational therapy technicians are generally known to be social, artistic, and investigative. Even if you've got all of the right traits, solid training is vital if you want to move forward in this field.

People preparing to move forward in this occupation should be skilled in: Oral Comprehension Problem Sensitivity Written Expression Speech Recognition Selective Attention

A handful of personal traits can be valuable for recreational therapy technicians, such as: Self Control Dependability Analytical Thinking

It's effective for recreational therapy technicians to be familiar with subjects like: Therapy and Counseling English Language Customer and Personal Service Education and Training Sociology and Anthropology

On a typical day, a recreational therapy technician might be establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, monitor processes, materials, or surroundings, or analyzing data or information, making solid training in these areas extremely useful. Below, you can see everything else you need to know about recreational therapy technicians employed in metropolitan areas all over the United States, including info on incomes and job density.

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Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	30	$38,700	$18.60	$46,200	$22.20	-56.7%
Mobile	40	$38,100	$18.30	$42,300	$20.30	34.8%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	180	$39,900	$19.20	$48,400	$23.30	-36.6%
Tucson	50	$29,500	$14.20	$44,300	$21.30	-20.1%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Little Rock	120	$29,100	$14.00	$44,400	$21.40	122%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Los Angeles (Area)	270	$57,600	$27.70	$68,900	$33.10	-68.9%
Napa	40	$69,600	$33.50	$73,500	$35.30	257.3%
Oakland	NA	$46,500	$22.40	$63,900	$30.70	NA
Riverside	60	$60,700	$29.20	$70,100	$33.70	-67.1%
Sacramento	40	$52,600	$25.30	$75,100	$36.10	-67.7%
San Diego	60	$56,600	$27.20	$66,800	$32.10	-71.3%
San Francisco (Area)	140	$52,500	$25.30	$73,000	$35.10	-53.7%
San Francisco (City)	40	$72,200	$34.70	$78,600	$37.80	-74.4%
San Jose	60	$70,100	$33.70	$78,400	$37.70	-57.9%

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Denver	130	$39,100	$18.80	$47,200	$22.70	-31.1%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	130	$39,100	$18.80	$48,700	$23.40	100.6%
Hartford	280	$49,900	$24.00	$69,900	$33.60	207.3%
New Haven	110	$44,700	$21.50	$56,200	$27.00	143.3%
Norwich	70	$37,900	$18.20	$45,500	$21.90	227.4%

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	350	$47,500	$22.90	$63,400	$30.50	-23.8%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Gainesville	40	$38,900	$18.70	$55,700	$26.80	85.4%
Jacksonville	NA	$35,800	$17.20	$39,600	$19.10	NA
Miami (Area)	200	$42,500	$20.40	$56,100	$27.00	-43.3%
Orlando	50	$36,700	$17.60	$44,300	$21.30	-68.9%
Tampa	100	$45,100	$21.70	$55,700	$26.80	-46.3%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	370	$35,600	$17.10	$45,500	$21.90	3%
Augusta	40	$40,900	$19.70	$57,500	$27.60	23.8%

Hawaii

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	60	$42,800	$20.60	$50,800	$24.40	-19.5%

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	60	$43,900	$21.10	$58,500	$28.10	35.4%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	860	$38,500	$18.50	$52,700	$25.30	25.6%
Peoria	NA	$28,000	$13.50	$35,500	$17.10	NA

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Indianapolis	110	$39,600	$19.00	$45,100	$21.70	-24.4%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Des Moines	70	$35,600	$17.10	$43,600	$21.00	41.5%
Waterloo	NA	$31,400	$15.10	$36,500	$17.50	NA

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	30	$39,400	$19.00	$67,900	$32.70	93.3%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Louisville	80	$29,800	$14.30	$35,400	$17.00	-11.6%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	60	$27,400	$13.20	$37,600	$18.10	520.1%
Baton Rouge	100	$37,900	$18.20	$46,300	$22.20	68.3%
New Orleans	110	$36,500	$17.60	$42,600	$20.50	35.4%
Shreveport	NA	$33,700	$16.20	$38,000	$18.30	NA

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	210	$41,400	$19.90	$50,800	$24.40	2.4%

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	560	$38,200	$18.40	$46,800	$22.50	41.5%
Springfield	140	$38,000	$18.30	$47,100	$22.70	193.9%
Worcester	140	$28,100	$13.50	$38,200	$18.40	252.4%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ann Arbor	90	$44,600	$21.40	$53,100	$25.50	198.2%
Detroit (Area)	260	$45,000	$21.60	$52,300	$25.10	-6.1%
Flint	40	$22,900	$11.00	$39,900	$19.20	76.8%
Grand Rapids	120	$33,300	$16.00	$46,100	$22.20	108.5%
Kalamazoo	40	$33,000	$15.90	$49,900	$24.00	83.5%

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Minneapolis	260	$41,200	$19.80	$52,000	$25.00	-4.3%

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	180	$31,200	$15.00	$37,200	$17.90	348.8%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jefferson City	40	$34,400	$16.60	$37,800	$18.20	229.9%
Kansas City	200	$33,800	$16.30	$41,200	$19.80	26.2%
Springfield	40	$36,300	$17.50	$41,800	$20.10	34.1%
St. Louis	280	$33,900	$16.30	$42,800	$20.60	36%

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	60	$36,300	$17.40	$40,400	$19.40	143.3%
Omaha	130	$37,400	$18.00	$45,200	$21.70	84.8%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	30	$32,800	$15.80	$42,700	$20.50	-73.8%

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	30	$30,800	$14.80	$43,100	$20.70	-49.4%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	90	$43,800	$21.10	$54,300	$26.10	23.8%
Binghamton	30	$50,400	$24.30	$55,500	$26.70	79.3%
Buffalo	80	$47,600	$22.90	$56,100	$27.00	-8.5%
Elmira	NA	$48,900	$23.50	$55,700	$26.80	NA
New York (Area)	2,020	$48,200	$23.20	$57,900	$27.80	51.8%
Poughkeepsie	80	$52,100	$25.00	$58,600	$28.20	92.1%
Rochester	150	$45,200	$21.70	$53,800	$25.90	91.5%
Syracuse	80	$44,500	$21.40	$52,000	$25.00	60.4%
Utica	70	$41,200	$19.80	$51,900	$24.90	225.6%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charlotte	70	$44,900	$21.60	$53,400	$25.70	-45.7%
Durham	40	$46,400	$22.30	$55,100	$26.50	-11%
Goldsboro	60	$39,100	$18.80	$41,900	$20.10	768.3%
Greensboro	40	$40,800	$19.60	$46,200	$22.20	-26.2%
Winston-Salem	70	NA	NA	NA	NA	105.5%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cincinnati	70	$41,500	$20.00	$52,500	$25.30	-55.5%
Cleveland	180	$43,700	$21.00	$51,600	$24.80	11%
Columbus	80	$41,600	$20.00	$46,800	$22.50	-42.7%
Dayton	50	$46,900	$22.50	$65,600	$31.50	-10.4%
Toledo	NA	$35,300	$17.00	$37,900	$18.20	NA

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	110	$32,900	$15.80	$42,300	$20.30	20.1%
Tulsa	50	$41,400	$19.90	$47,700	$22.90	-31.7%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	50	$54,300	$26.10	$62,100	$29.80	-68.9%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	110	$41,000	$19.70	$47,200	$22.70	111%
Erie	40	$36,100	$17.40	$56,900	$27.30	97%
Harrisburg	40	$34,800	$16.70	$38,200	$18.40	-21.3%
Lancaster	50	$32,300	$15.50	$38,100	$18.30	41.5%
Philadelphia (Area)	750	$42,800	$20.60	$53,600	$25.80	73.8%
Pittsburgh	380	$33,700	$16.20	$45,700	$22.00	113.4%
Reading	60	$37,500	$18.10	$46,400	$22.30	127.4%
Scranton	90	$40,000	$19.20	$56,500	$27.20	119.5%
York	60	$32,300	$15.50	$42,100	$20.20	125.6%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	120	$31,600	$15.20	$37,900	$18.20	40.2%

South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$38,100	$18.30	$51,200	$24.60	-17.7%
Columbia	70	$34,400	$16.60	$41,200	$19.80	21.3%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	40	$35,000	$16.80	$37,900	$18.20	10.4%
Knoxville	50	$33,200	$15.90	$38,700	$18.60	-11.6%
Memphis	100	$36,800	$17.70	$50,400	$24.20	3.7%
Nashville	150	$32,800	$15.80	$40,000	$19.20	26.8%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Austin	30	$39,100	$18.80	$47,800	$23.00	-72%
Dallas (Area)	90	$39,800	$19.10	$47,900	$23.00	-81.7%
Houston	120	$44,300	$21.30	$53,900	$25.90	-70.7%
San Antonio	140	$32,600	$15.70	$47,600	$22.90	5.5%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Ogden	40	$33,100	$15.90	$40,900	$19.70	12.8%
Provo	80	$38,900	$18.70	$50,300	$24.20	184.1%
Salt Lake City	90	$39,100	$18.80	$46,600	$22.40	-4.9%

Vermont

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Burlington	30	$33,100	$15.90	$41,600	$20.00	85.4%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	130	$38,600	$18.60	$44,200	$21.30	36.6%
Virginia Beach	80	$37,700	$18.10	$50,100	$24.10	-32.9%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Seattle (Area)	150	$53,500	$25.70	$65,100	$31.30	-41.5%
Spokane	60	$44,600	$21.50	$47,500	$22.80	81.1%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
La Crosse	50	NA	NA	NA	NA	371.3%
Milwaukee	140	$32,600	$15.70	$42,700	$20.50	11%

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