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North Carolina Recreational Therapists: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Recreational Therapists in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Recreational Therapists in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Goldsboro and Greenville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Charlotte and Winston-Salem
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte and Durham

Salaries for Recreational Therapists in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Charlotte and Durham. (See table at bottom of page)

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North Carolina Recreational Therapy Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Belmont Abbey CollegeBelmontBachelor1,337
Catawba CollegeSalisburyMasters1,323
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Mount Olive CollegeMount OliveBachelor3,277
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamMasters & First Professional8,383
Shaw UniversityRaleighMasters2,866
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheeDoctorate9,056
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Recreational Therapists

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. 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

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Goldsboro30$39,6606.9
Greenville40$35,1704.6
Durham50$43,6301.4
Winston-Salem30$41,2801.1
Charlotte60$44,5700.5
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