Recreational Therapists Career

Vocational Programs for Recreational Therapists Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
16K	$29.28	$60,910

The role of Recreational Therapists is to plan, direct, or coordinate medically-approved recreation programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, or other institutions The average annual wage of the occupations is $60,910 and $29 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Recreational Therapists career. Based on BLS data, a total of 15,540 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Recreational Therapists is $37,717. The average length of the programs is 90 hours and the average completion time is 15.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Recreational Therapists Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Recreational Therapists. Total 13 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Recreational Therapists
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	13	$37,717	$698	90 Hours	15.00 Months

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Recreational Therapists

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

$37,717

$698

90 Hours

15.00 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Recreational Therapists

The following 13 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Recreational Therapists. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.