Outdoor Recreation and Leadership

Outdoor Recreation and Leadership Potential Careers

Park rangers, interpreter              Fitness coordinator, trainer
Park resource manager                Athletic director
Game warden                                 Summer camp director
Tour guide                                       Youth services coordinator
Activity instructors                         Recreational therapist
Cruise ship staff                              Wilderness therapy guide
Campus recreation director         Recreation programmers   
Adventure programs                     Ski patrol
Event planner                                  Researcher

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 programs? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in either Outdoor Recreation or Coaching. 

Business owner or recreation business/athletics administrator: 

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.

Fitness and athletics:

Interested in working as a personal trainer or a coach? Choose the Outdoor Recreation and Leadership major with a minor in Coaching.

Wilderness therapy:

Interested in a career that uses wilderness as a therapeutic process to help those in need? Choose either the RTM major or the Psychology and Community Studies major with a minor in Wilderness Therapy.