Recreation programmer vs group leader

The differences between recreation programmers and group leaders can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a recreation programmer and a group leader. Additionally, a group leader has an average salary of $100,480, which is higher than the $37,908 average annual salary of a recreation programmer.

The top three skills for a recreation programmer include CPR, reservations and press releases. The most important skills for a group leader are customer service, OSHA, and center management.

Recreation programmer vs group leader overview

	Recreation Programmer	Group Leader
Yearly salary	$37,908	$100,480
Hourly rate	$18.23	$48.31
Growth rate	10%	10%
Number of jobs	10,290	56,173
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Recreation programmer vs group leader salary

Recreation programmers and group leaders have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recreation Programmer	Group Leader
Average salary	$37,908	$100,480
Salary range	Between $25,000 And $57,000	Between $57,000 And $174,000
Highest paying City	-	Madison, MS
Highest paying state	-	Mississippi
Best paying company	-	Federal Reserve Bank
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between recreation programmer and group leader education

There are a few differences between a recreation programmer and a group leader in terms of educational background:

	Recreation Programmer	Group Leader
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 77%	Bachelor's Degree, 56%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	California State University - Long Beach	Stanford University

Recreation programmer vs group leader demographics

Here are the differences between recreation programmers' and group leaders' demographics:

	Recreation Programmer	Group Leader
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 50.7% Female, 49.3%	Male, 51.6% Female, 48.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.6% Unknown, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.2% Asian, 5.5% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.8%	Black or African American, 11.3% Unknown, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 15.8% Asian, 5.2% White, 61.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	8%	8%

Differences between recreation programmer and group leader duties and responsibilities

Recreation programmer example responsibilities.

Manage the maintenance of post MWR relate administrative records and submit program status reports in accordance with establish contractual requirements.
Direct aquatics program and staff; hire, train, and supervise part-time and seasonal staff.
Design and printing of all flyers, brochures, and posters used for event and program marketing.
Produce advertising for events, activities and programs via flyers, media and promotion through other events, etc.
Provide coaching, instruction, supervision and counseling to participants in aquatics activities and other activities and programs within the center.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

Group leader example responsibilities.

Oversee all OEM site leads to improve work flow, methods and procedures.
Coach to ensure KPI's and SLA's, productivity and quality objectives are consistently achieve.
Coordinate and manage passenger movement of DOD civilians, contractors, and military personnel within the Southwest-Asia area of operation.
Lead and manage a DEA enforcement task force group involve in daily enforcement and intelligence collection/dissemination activities.
Manage and provide performance and career counseling regarding leadership, academics and physical training to strength personnel in their professional development.
Complete two six sigma projects with total savings of $130K/year.

Recreation programmer vs group leader skills

Common recreation programmer skills

CPR, 30%
Reservations, 11%
Press Releases, 8%
Wide Events, 8%
Flyers, 7%
Outdoor Recreation Programs, 5%

Common group leader skills

Customer Service, 8%
OSHA, 6%
Center Management, 6%
Safety Procedures, 6%
Basic Math, 5%
CPR, 5%