Recreation Management
What Can I Do With My Major?
Overview
The recreation management industry is expanding and expected to grow faster than average over the next eight years. At Appalachian State University, you’ll prepare for careers in recreation management in one of the country’s most beautiful places for year-round recreation.
The Recreation Management (BS) - Commercial Recreation and Tourism Management degree prepares students to design, manage and deliver services related to the resort, tourism and commercial recreation industries. In the Recreation Management (BS) - Outdoor Experiential Education degree, students are trained on the foundational theories and philosophies of experiential education; learn and practice teaching basic leadership, wilderness, adventure, and safety skills; understand and develop a sound trip plan and risk management plans; understand individual and group dynamics as it relates to leadership; understand and practice sound problem-solving, decision-making, and judgment skills; and understand and practice a variety of leadership, teaching and facilitation skills. The Recreation Management (BS) - Recreation and Park Management degree provides instruction and training in the management of national, state and municipal parks, campus recreation administration, military recreation, and sports and facility management.
Related Careers
Adventure Travel Coordinator
Banquet Supervisor
Camp Counselor/Director
Campus Recreation Director *
Convention Director/Planner*
Corporate Travel Manager*
Fitness/Health Club Manager
Government Tourism Manager*
Hotel/Resort Manager
Marketing Director*
Park Manager/Naturalist/Planner/Superintendent
Professional Sports Team Manager*
Recreation & Parks Director
Recreation Therapist*
Sports and Fitness Nutritionist*
Youth Counselor/Director
*additional experience, certifications or advanced degree may be required
Related Major Skills
Follow-through skills
Organize activities
Oral and written communication
Outdoor ability
People skills
Physical fitness
Public speaking
Remaining objective
Work independently & in groups
Internship Hosts of AppState students
Above and Beyond Alaska (ABAK)
Adventure Center of Asheville
Adventure Treks
Adventures Wild Range
Appalachian Mountain Brewery
Appalachian Mountain Leadership
Appalachian Ski Mountain
Appalachian State University
Avid4Adventure
Beech Mountain
Bessemer Parks and Recreation
Betsy-Jeff Penn 4H Center
Big City Mountaineers
Blowing Rock Country Club
Blowing Rock Parks and Recreation
Blue Ridge Parkway National Park
Bluestone Camp and Retreat Center
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Broyhill Wellness Center
Camp Cheerio
Camp Crestridge
Camp Falling Creek
Camp High Rocks
Camp Highlander
Camp Laurel
Camp Lurecrest
Camp Tekoa
Camp Tuttle
Carolina Climbers Coalition
Carolina Cross Connection
Chatfield State Park
Cheerio
Chef & Somm
Chetola Resort
City of Jacksonville
City of Lenoir
City of Raleigh
Colorado State Parks
Colter Bay Village
Corolla Light Resort
Corolla Outback Adventures
Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions
Crazy Mountain Ranch
Deer Hill expeditions
Deer Valley Athletic Club
Disney
Doc's Rock's Gem Mine
Eagle's Nest Foundation Inc
Ebenezer Christian Children's Home
Edge of the World
Elite Resort Group
Enterprise Holdings
Falling Creek Camp
Fayetteville Woodpeckers
First Baptist Church of Boone
First Flight Adventure Park
First Tee of the Triad
Forest City Parks and Recreation
Fort Caswell
French Swiss Ski School
Gaston County
Gastonia Conference Center
Girl Scouts of America
Grandfather Golf & Country Club
Grandfather Mountain State Park
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
Greensboro Parks and Recreation Department
Greensboro Sports Foundation
Guard Up! Wizards and Warrior Camp
Hickory Park and Recreation
High Country Young Life
High Gravity Adventures
High Mountain Expeditions
Highlands Aerial Park
Hotel Belmar
iCAMP
International Sports Camp
L.E. Harrill Senior Center
Lake Lynn Camp/ City of Raleigh
Leap Wilderness Programs
Live Love Brunswick
Lo Yachting
Look Up Lodge
McDowell Nature Center
Mecklenburg County
Mild to Wild Rafting and Jeep Tours
Mohawk Day Camp
Montana Conservation Corps
Mountain Alliance
Mt. Bachelor Ski Resort
Mt. Jefferson State Park
NCOBS
New River State Park
North Carolina Outdoor Adventure Education
North Carolina Recreation & Park Association
North Carolina State University
Old Edwards Inn
Omni Hotels and Resorts
Outer Banks Kayaking Adventures
Outside Hilton Head
Philmont Scout Ranch
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club
RaftOne
Red Oak Recovery
Rendevous Mountain
Resort Intern Connection
River Girl
Rock Dimensions
Rocky Knob Park
SAS Institute
Sedgefield Country Club
Selway-Bitterroot Frank Church Foundation
Shoals Club, LLC
Snowshoe Mountain
SOAR Inc.
Sonesta Resort
Stunning and Brilliant Events
Sun and Ski Sports
Sun Belt Conference
SUWS
Synergo
Talk of the Town
The Biltmore Company
The Cognitive Connection
The Currituck Club
The First Tee of Greater Richmond
The Lodge at Woodloch
The Providence Cotton Mill
The Twickenham House and Hall
The Whole Shebang
The YMCA
Town of Cramerton
Town of Southern Pines
Town of Surf City
Twin Creeks Distillery
U.S. National Whitewater Center
University of Maryland
USA Raft
Vagabond Cruise
Vail Resorts
Valley Preferred Cycling Center
Vestigo
Victory Junction
Village of Pinehurst
Vince Shute Wildlife Sanctuary
W.A.M.Y. Community Action Inc.
Washing Duke Inn & Golf Club
Westglow Resort and Spa
Wilmington Water Tours
Employers of AppState Students
Advantage Solutions: Sales, Marketing, Technology
Americorps NCCC
Appalachian Ski Mountain
Aquatic Management Group
Asheville Parks and Recreation
Beech Mountain Ski Resort
Black Mountain Expeditions
Bond Park
Camp Bud Schiele
Charlotte School of Ballet
Chatham County
Davidson County Parks and Recreation
Dick's Sporting Goods
Dowd YMCA
Eagle Island Fruit and Seafood
Eno River State Park
Epes Logistics Services, Inc.
Grandfather Golf and Country Club
Greensboro Aquatic Center
Mast General Store
Media General
Mountain Alliance
NC State Parks
Novant Health
Select Medical
Soar
Solution Tree
Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
Sugar Mountain Ski Resort
The Dan River Company
The Gravity Vault Indoor Rock Gyms
The Ohio State University Department of Athletics
The Walt Disney Company
The Westin Peachtree Plaza
Town Of Matthews
Town Of Stallings
University Of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Vail Marriott Mountain Resort
Watauga County Parks and Recreation
Yellowstone Forever
YMCA of the Triangle
Preparing for Your Career
•Develop excellent interpersonal skills to work with diverse populations
•Look for internships and jobs in to gain knowledge and experience
•Participation in internships and summer jobs in a relevant setting
How can I know if a Recreation Management degree is right for me?
•Complete a self-assessment inventory at the Career Exploration Office in the Student Union to see how your interests, values, and personality match this major and related career fields.
•Schedule an appointment with a career counselor on careers.appstate.edu/Handshake
•Obtain direct experience by doing a job shadow
•Conduct an informational interview with a professional in the field
For more information on careers & job outlook: onetonline.org