What can you do with a degree in Outdoor Recreation and Leadership?
Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Potential Careers
Park rangers, interpreter Recreation programmers
Park resource manager Ski patrol
Game warden Summer camp director
Tour guide Youth services coordinator
Activity instructors Recreational therapist
Cruise ship staff Wilderness therapy guide
Campus recreation director Researcher
Adventure programs
Event planner
Recreation Career Paths
Conservation law:
Interested in becoming a park ranger or a game warden, or working for a law enforcement agency? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in Conservation Law.
Park interpreter or manager:
Interested in educating others about natural resources or managing lands for recreation? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in Outdoor Recreation and/or a geographic information systems (GIS) certificate.
Adventure tour guide or activity instructor:
Interested in guiding or instructing others in outdoor/adventure activities? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in Outdoor Recreation.
Community and youth services:
Interested in working with communities or youth in municipal recreation or educational programs? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in either Outdoor Recreation or Coaching.
Business business owner or manager:
Interested in owning your own gym, recreation business, or working in upper-level management positions for a Parks and Recreation Department? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in Business.
Wilderness therapy:
Interested in a career that uses wilderness as a therapeutic process to help those in need? Choose either the Outdoor Recreation Leadership major or the Psychology and Community Studies major with a minor in Wilderness Therapy.
