Recreation therapist

Duties and responsibilities:Recreation therapists employ leisure activities to help patients with disabilities or illnesses. Through the use of games, sports, crafts and more, they maintain their patients' physical and emotional well-being. In doing this, they also help patients integrate into their community via group activities. Recreation therapists might work in hospitals or other medical institutions, their community's parks and recreation department or specialized school programs.

Salary:The average salary made by a Recreation therapist is $43,180 a year

Education:the minimum education requirement is Bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation or recreation with a therapeutic concentration

D.f.t.p:from 2014-2024 the demand will grow 14 percent with is higher than average

Reflection:i would want to be one because this seems like a cool job that would keep you busy but   i wouldn't see this job as a full time job to keep i would see is it as a job that you can keep part time but eventually find something that will give you a career that will be a job that you keep for your lifetime.