- Based on 9 Jobtrees users who were a Recreation Therapist in their career, on average, they have 4.32 years of experience and 3 jobs prior to this one. They have spent a significant amount of time in this job before moving on 7.1 years on average and earn $67K per year on average in this less senior role.
- 33% of Jobtrees users moved to another job with this same title in their next career step. The most common career steps after Recreation Therapist are Mental Health Technician, Activities Director and General Manager. Mental Health Technician, the most common next career step, is of similar seniority which is common to see in career paths as people will often move between jobs and roles at the same level as they build experience and explore other jobs.
- Find more insights below about this specific career path based on our Jobtrees users' experience.
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- The most common career steps to get to Recreation Therapist are Employee, Recreational Therapy Intern and Program Manager based on actual career paths reported to Jobtrees.
- While Employee is the most common, there is no specific role leading to Recreation Therapist that is an overwhelmingly common path.
- Another characteristic of the Recreation Therapist career path is that experience within the same job family as this role isn't common and as a result likely not necessary.
- This shows there are many potential paths to becoming a Recreation Therapist so focusing on translatable skills is likely more important than a specific role.
- While Employee isn't from the same job family as Recreation Therapist, Medical - Care Providers, it can help to have direct experience in this discipline shown by Recreational Therapy Intern also being a common career path to Recreation Therapist.
What should I know about the career path
- The most common degrees or certifications earned by Jobtrees users on the path to become Recreation Therapist are Bachelor Of Science (b.sc.) In Therapeutic Recreation, Bachelor Of Arts (b.a.) In Recreation Administration, and Associate Of Arts (aa). There may be other specific certification requirements to land a job with this role, so please make sure to check local regulations as well.
- Career paths aren't linear with people often returning to a prior role which is what you see with Employee being on the path to and from Recreation Therapist. This is common when people move companies where the title is the same as a past one but the scope may be different but also is commonly driven by them choosing to return to a function they fit well with.
- Recreation Therapist is part of the Medical - Care Providers job family which has a limited number of unique role types (128) within that discipline. Choosing to pursue a role within this family likely will mean that you will need to look outside of your discipline to find new roles and so should focus on related skills as part of that search.
- Our data is limited for this role so it's possible there are other common career paths not highlighted here for Recreation Therapist.