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Recreational Therapists
Plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions. Activities include sports, trips, dramatics, social activities, and crafts. May assess a patient condition and recommend appropriate recreational activity.
What a recreational therapist does
Become a recreational therapist
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good recreational therapist
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Talking to others.
- Looking for ways to help people.
- Changing what is done based on other people's actions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $32 per hour with an average salary of $67,300 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $27 and $37 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $56,100 and $76,500 per year.
Recreational Therapist job outlook
- There are 233 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 216 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.