Recreation Therapist

Duties and Responsibilities:

Recreation therapists assist patients in leisure activities to engage and improve their minds, bodies and spirits. Their goal is to help patients adjust to life with a disease, injury or disability.

Salary:

The median annual salary is $45,890

Education:

Most jobs in the field require a bachelor's degree in therapeutic recreation, and job prospects can be helped by acquiring certification.

Demand for this profession:

Licensure required in some states; certification by the National Council for Therapeutic Recreation Certification is preferred by some employers

Reflection:

I don’t think I would like to be one because I just don’t find it so interesting to do as a career.