Recreational Therapist Pay in New England

The most current occupational employment data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) put recreational therapist employment in the United States at more than 20,000 as of May 2020.  The six-state New England region only accounted for a bit more than 1,200 of those recreational therapist jobs.  BLS data shows the region to be a generally strong one for recreational therapist pay. Per BLS data, more than 90% of the region's recreational therapists lived in one of three New England states that ranked among the ten best states in the nation for recreational therapist annual mean wages.  A closer review of May 2020 BLS data reveals the following details about recreational therapist pay in New England:

Recreational Therapist Pay in New England

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CT	320	$61,570	3rd
MA	800	$52,390	10th
ME	30	$49,180	20th
NH	50	$54,020	8th
RI	N/A	N/A	N/A
VT	40	$43,870	41st
U.S.	20,080	$51,260	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on May 29, 2021