Entertainment & Recreation Managers

Also Called:

Events Manager,

Golf Course Manager,

Recreation Director,

Recreation Superintendent

What they do: Plan, direct, or coordinate entertainment and recreational activities and operations of a recreational facility, including cruise ships and parks.

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Hospitality, Events, & Tourism

Career Cluster

What do they typically do on the job?

  • Plan, organize, or lead group activities for customers, such as exercise routines, athletic events, or arts and crafts.
  • Plan programs of events or schedules of activities.
  • Talk to coworkers using electronic devices, such as computers and radios.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.

Optimism

Leadership Orientation

Stress Tolerance

Social Orientation

Cooperation

Dependability

Interests

Career interests describe the perspectives and interests of people who enjoy the type of work involved in this career.

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Social

Abilities

Whether you have received formal training or not, these types of abilities are helpful in this career.

Verbal

  • Communicate by speaking

  • Listen and understand what people say

Ideas and Logic

  • Notice when problems happen

  • Come up with lots of ideas

Skills

People who want to pursue this career have skills in these areas.

Basic Skills

  • Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions

  • Talking to others

Social

  • Changing what is done based on other people's actions

  • Looking for ways to help people

Problem Solving

  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Does this sound like something you'd like to do?

1. Do some research

  • Identify how your interests, values, and strengths match this occupation
  • Talk to someone who works in this field or spend a day job shadowing
  • Use the colleges and training directory to explore programs related to this career

2. Plan your next move

  • Talk to your college and career counselor or school admissions staff
  • Visit Idaho Launch
  • Search for available Entertainment & Recreation Managers jobs on Idaho Works

Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop