Recreation Aid and Assistant

What the Numbers Say About Recreation Aid and Assistant

Federal agencies employ 430 people in the Recreation Aid and Assistant occupation (OPM code 189), accounting for 0.0% of the total federal civilian workforce of 2,289,472 for the March 2025 reporting window. Headcount in this occupation moved down by -24.2% versus the prior period, though at this small a headcount, year-to-year swings can reflect a handful of hires or departures rather than a broad hiring trend.

Recreation Aid and Assistant pays $51,000 per year on average, 53.6% below the $109,869 federal civilian average, after moving up 5.4% from the prior period (a broad shift as locality pay tables and grade-level adjustments moved through the workforce). Employees in this role stay an average of 11.4 years, a mid-length average tenure, reflecting a mix of career employees and those who transfer or exit mid-career.

The Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family (code 1) groups Recreation Aid and Assistant together with 27 other related occupations across the federal government. Candidates browsing USAJOBS for Recreation Aid and Assistant postings should also review these sibling occupations, since federal hiring managers often cross-post positions across closely related codes when recruitment is difficult. All figures here come directly from OPM FedScope Employment Cubes, the same official source referenced in federal workforce planning, budget justifications, and GAO reports.

Recreation Aid and Assistant makes up 0.4% of the 113,996 employees across the Social Science, Psychology, and Welfare Group family, ranking #17 of 28 occupations in that family by headcount.