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New York Recreational Therapists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Recreational Therapists in New York

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Fast Facts for Recreational Therapists in New York

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Utica, Poughkeepsie, and Syracuse
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Albany, Buffalo, and New York
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New York, Nassau, and Rochester

Salaries for Recreational Therapists in New York

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Poughkeepsie, New York, and Binghamton. (See table at bottom of page)

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New York Recreational Therapy Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
CUNY Bronx Community CollegeBronxAssociate9,003
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronxMasters10,922
Genesee Community CollegeBataviaAssociate6,472
Ithaca CollegeIthacaDoctorate6,660
Long Island University-Westchester CampusPurchaseMasters246
Rockland Community CollegeSuffernAssociate6,653
Suffolk County Community CollegeSeldenAssociate22,092

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Recreational Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for New York. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Recreational Therapists

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Recreational Therapists relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NEW YORK

   
Utica90$46,7605.5
Poughkeepsie80$49,8002.5
Syracuse100$40,1202.4
Rochester160$43,1602.4
Nassau400$45,9702.3
Binghamton30$48,5702.2
New York1,280$48,6201.8
Buffalo120$41,9101.6
Albany80$42,6301.4
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