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Careers & Alumni - Recreation Administration
The Recreation Administration program helps assure that students have the practical experience needed and the academic competencies required to obtain a position and succeed in an exciting, challenging, and personally satisfying profession.
Career Options
The following list is not meant to be all inclusive; many other job alternatives and titles may exist. Many of the job titles listed require further education.
- Recreation Supervisor
- Arts & Crafts Director
- Community Center Leader
- Amusement Park Manager
- Swimming Instructor
- Park Naturalist
- Recreation Therapist
- Resort Sports Director
- League Manager
- Park Technician
- Tour Guide
- Aquatic Director
- Playground Director
- Military Recreation Specialist
- Recreation Counselor
- Recreation Researcher
- Camp Counselor
- Corrective Therapist
- Sports Editor
- Facility Manager
- Camp Supervisor
- Outdoor Education Leader
- Supervisor of Nature Activities
- Swimming Pool Manager
- Recreation Planner
- Senior Citizen Program Leader
- YWCA/YMCA Director
- Industrial Recreation Leader
- Golf or Tennis Pro
- Park Ranger
- Safari Leader
- Environmental Education Instructor
Marketable Skills
Management/Leadership
- Leading/participating with groups
- Understanding of group dynamics
- Contemporary management skills
Teaching/Organizing
- Planning and teaching
- Prioritizing
- Implementation and evaluation
Communication
- Ability to work with diverse populations
- Empathetic
- Listening ski I Is
Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Working in a team structure
- Influencing others
Alumni Updates
Kacie Hallahan
Recreation Administration, 2020
Kacie has recently accepted a full-time permanent position with the Air Force in San Pedro, CA. As a Recreation Specialist, she will be planning and leading outdoor recreation programs for military members and their families, including backpacking, rafting, skydiving, deep sea fishing, and more! Thanks, REC fam!
Nicholas Fassl
Recreation Administration, 2019
Nicholas is currently an Afloat Recreation Specialist aka Fun Boss on an aircraft carrier for the US Navy. He organizes daily activities, large events and schedules trips/tours for 5,500 navy sailors and personnel in San Diego & foreign ports.
Danielle Cenotti
Recreation Administration, 2018
Danielle spent two seasons working at a Bear Observatory in Alaska before the pandemic. After substitute teaching for a few years to get through the pandemic, and working one season at Redwood National Park, she started working outreach and event planning for the Social Work Department at Cal Poly Humboldt. She has been married for over a year and earned a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.