Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology
Parks and recreation management
Listed by colleges as Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management
Prepares you to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Covers supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles.
Inside the major
Programs within this field
Colleges may offer this field under 3 more specific program names. The program you choose affects the courses you take.
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, General
- Prepares you to develop and manage park facilities and other indoor and outdoor recreation and leisure facilities. Covers supervising support personnel, health and safety standards, public relations, and basic business and marketing principles.
- Golf Course Operation and Grounds Management
- Prepares you to manage the operation of golf courses. Covers turf grass science and management, golf course design and construction, grounds equipment and operation, pest control, and grounds management.
- Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management, Other
- Parks, recreation, and leisure facilities management not listed above.
Where it can lead
Careers this field can lead to
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General and Operations Managers
- Median pay
- $105,770
- Hiring change through 2035
- 5.0%
- Job openings a year
- 285,000
To get hiredBachelor's degree
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- Median pay
- $39,150
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.7%
- Job openings a year
- 149,500
To get hiredNo formal educational credential
Explore this career Growing with the economyFirst-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers
- Median pay
- $58,430
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.0%
- Job openings a year
- 23,900
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- Median pay
- $79,520
- Hiring change through 2035
- 6.0%
- Job openings a year
- 5,100
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Explore this career Growing with the economyFacilities Managers
- Median pay
- $106,660
- Hiring change through 2035
- 4.6%
- Job openings a year
- 14,200
To get hiredBachelor's degree
Explore this careerAll work is projected to grow 3.5% between 2025 and 2035; read every hiring-change figure against it. The figures beside each career are the pay of that work, across everyone doing it. Graduates of this field earn $31,983 one year after completing the program, which is the start of a career rather than the shape of one.
Working style
How and where the work happens
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This field leads to a mix of in-person and computer-based work. About 31 of every 100 openings require working close to other people or spending time on your feet.
College options
Where to study it
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