Recreation and Fitness Studies Lecturers

Median Salary: $55,400   |  

Many recreation and fitness studies lecturers have a few professional characteristics in common. For example, independence, concern for others, and stress tolerance serve as helpful workplace tools, especially when combined with solid career training. Around 16,850 folks worked as recreation and fitness studies lecturers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it is crucial to develop these attributes and pursue formal training, particularly if you seek to move forward in the field.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that recreation and fitness studies lecturers brought home a median annual pay of $55,400 in 2009, equal to $26.60 per hour. Of course, income levels can vary by education, experience and location.

Below, you will find more data about recreation and fitness studies lecturers, including wages and job density for areas across the U.S..

Recreation and fitness studies lecturers should be skilled in:

  • Speech Clarity
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Written Expression
  • Deductive Reasoning
  • Speech Recognition

Different folks go into different careers. Recreation and Fitness Studies Lecturers are typically:

  • Social
  • Realistic
  • Investigative

Working as a recreation or fitness studies lecturer requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Education and Training
  • Psychology
  • Customer and Personal Service
  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Clerical

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In the tables below, you will find links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of folks working as recreation and fitness studies lecturers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of recreation and fitness studies lecturers in each city as compared to the national average. Want career information in a different city? Learn more about careers across the U.S. on CareerXE™ at WorldWideLearn.com.

Here is how median wages for recreation and fitness studies lecturers break down across the country.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
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Huntsville 30 $50,900 $24.50 $62,500 $30.00 15.5%
Arizona
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Phoenix 90 $28,000 $13.50 $33,900 $16.30 -59.7%
California
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Fresno 80 $87,300 $42.00 $100,500 $48.30 96.9%
Los Angeles (Area) 960 $80,000 $38.50 $106,500 $51.20 35.7%
Oakland 130 $90,700 $43.60 $120,100 $57.80 3.9%
Oxnard NA $80,900 $38.90 $99,600 $47.90 NA
Riverside 240 $97,900 $47.00 $136,700 $65.70 52.7%
Sacramento 120 $75,400 $36.20 $96,900 $46.60 5.4%
San Francisco (Area) 130 $90,700 $43.60 $120,100 $57.80 3.9%
Colorado
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Denver 60 $47,100 $22.60 $56,200 $27.00 -63.6%
Connecticut
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Hartford 40 $71,600 $34.40 $91,300 $43.90 -40.3%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) NA $59,000 $28.40 $78,700 $37.90 NA
Florida
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Orlando 50 $51,600 $24.80 $74,500 $35.80 -57.4%
Pensacola 30 $61,200 $29.40 $75,500 $36.30 65.1%
Georgia
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Atlanta 140 $56,700 $27.30 $71,800 $34.50 -51.2%
Illinois
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Chicago (Area) 240 $45,600 $21.90 $60,100 $28.90 -48.8%
Indiana
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South Bend NA $51,300 $24.70 $67,100 $32.30 NA
Louisiana
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New Orleans 40 $43,900 $21.10 $54,600 $26.30 -31.8%
Shreveport 30 $16,100 $7.80 $45,600 $21.90 43.4%
Maryland
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Baltimore 240 $60,800 $29.20 $77,200 $37.10 50.4%
Massachusetts
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Boston (Area) 90 $49,200 $23.60 $68,800 $33.10 -60.5%
Springfield 60 $60,700 $29.20 $75,000 $36.00 73.6%
Michigan
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Detroit (Area) 30 $67,100 $32.30 $90,700 $43.60 -78.3%
Minnesota
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Duluth 70 $50,300 $24.20 $60,300 $29.00 314.7%
Minneapolis 110 $57,100 $27.40 $65,800 $31.60 -48.8%
Mississippi
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Jackson 90 $48,900 $23.50 $60,900 $29.30 171.3%
Missouri
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Kansas City 70 $42,400 $20.40 $61,000 $29.30 -45%
Springfield 50 NA NA NA NA 90.7%
St. Louis 170 $50,000 $24.00 $65,000 $31.20 -0.8%
New York
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New York (Area) NA $59,500 $28.60 $83,300 $40.10 NA
Rochester 80 $41,400 $19.90 $54,500 $26.20 25.6%
Utica 60 $84,000 $40.40 $103,200 $49.60 270.5%
North Carolina
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Asheville 40 $44,500 $21.40 $52,100 $25.10 72.1%
Charlotte 50 $47,100 $22.70 $56,000 $26.90 -57.4%
Greensboro 110 $49,600 $23.90 $59,600 $28.70 143.4%
Hickory 30 $55,700 $26.80 $62,200 $29.90 84.5%
Raleigh 170 $53,000 $25.50 $73,300 $35.30 165.1%
Winston-Salem 80 $64,200 $30.90 $83,400 $40.10 188.4%
Ohio
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Akron 90 NA NA NA NA 113.2%
Cleveland 140 $50,300 $24.20 $67,500 $32.40 10.9%
Columbus 130 $54,900 $26.40 $88,100 $42.30 10.1%
Dayton 140 $42,700 $20.50 $62,200 $29.90 189.1%
Toledo 70 $55,300 $26.60 $70,900 $34.10 77.5%
Oklahoma
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Tulsa 40 $42,000 $20.20 $53,000 $25.50 -29.5%
Oregon
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Portland 180 $75,800 $36.40 $103,800 $49.90 37.2%
Pennsylvania
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Allentown 50 $73,700 $35.40 $94,700 $45.50 16.3%
Harrisburg 70 $64,400 $31.00 $75,900 $36.50 85.3%
Philadelphia (Area) 270 $58,700 $28.20 $81,800 $39.30 13.2%
Pittsburgh 140 $66,400 $31.90 $79,600 $38.30 -0.8%
Scranton 50 $52,900 $25.40 $73,700 $35.40 38%
South Carolina
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Columbia 60 NA NA NA NA 43.4%
South Dakota
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Sioux Falls 30 $49,700 $23.90 $60,200 $29.00 82.9%
Tennessee
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Memphis 70 $47,900 $23.00 $66,900 $32.20 -15.5%
Nashville NA $43,000 $20.70 $54,600 $26.20 NA
Texas
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Austin 90 $40,500 $19.50 $65,000 $31.20 -7%
Dallas (Area) 40 $48,000 $23.10 $62,200 $29.90 -86%
El Paso 60 $37,500 $18.00 $59,300 $28.50 82.2%
Houston 150 $63,600 $30.60 $82,000 $39.40 -53.5%
Lubbock 80 $55,100 $26.50 $82,200 $39.50 381.4%
San Antonio 80 $35,300 $17.00 $62,100 $29.90 -25.6%
Virginia
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Lynchburg 40 $45,500 $21.90 $58,400 $28.10 191.5%
Richmond 70 $34,100 $16.40 $46,200 $22.20 -10.1%
Virginia Beach 120 $53,900 $25.90 $66,200 $31.80 25.6%
Washington
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Bellingham 40 NA NA NA NA 266.7%
Seattle (Area) 210 $46,000 $22.10 $53,100 $25.50 42.6%
Spokane 140 $44,400 $21.40 $53,100 $25.50 431%
Wisconsin
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Milwaukee NA $56,200 $27.00 $73,900 $35.50 NA

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