Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based treatment programs for people with disabilities, injuries, or illnesses. Recreational therapists use a variety of modalities, including arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, sports, games, and community reintegration field trips to help maintain or improve a patient’s physical, social, and emotional well-being.

Salary:

$42,280 per year

$20.33 per hour

Education:

Most people need a bachelor’s degree in recreational therapy although doctorate and master’s degrees are also available. A supervised internship of at least 560 hours is needed. . Therapists must also take continuing education classes to maintain certification.

I would not like to be one, as the pay seems pretty low and it also seems like a lot of work