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SOC 11-9072
Under U.S. O*NET-SOC 11-9072.00, plan, direct, and coordinate fitness and recreation activities and venue operations, responsible for operating plans and scheduling, event execution, personnel management, safety compliance, and budgeting and marketing. (The U.S. wage and employment figures are this occupation's own scope.)
Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+75)/3+0.5)=58; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.
First judge whether you can make sound trade-offs among visitor flow, staffing, and safety, keep solid safety and compliance records, and are willing to take responsibility for business results, and then judge whether you can maintain order during peak periods and emergencies; verify with the paper exercise and seven-day experience on this page, not just by the single point of "liking leisure and entertainment."
This page does not constitute a licensing, operating, or hiring conclusion; safety and operating decisions may only be made by personnel with the responsibility and authorization according to local regulations and institutional rules.
More likely to suit: people who are willing to make trade-offs among visitor flow, staffing, and safety, do safety and compliance solidly, and take on responsibility for business results and team management.
Occupational boundary: this page is written for U.S. O*NET 11-9072.00 "Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling" (corresponding to this page's "entertainment and recreation managers"), referring to management positions that plan, direct, and coordinate fitness and recreation activities and venue operations, including scheduling, event execution, personnel management, safety compliance, and budgeting and marketing; it excludes casino gambling operations and specialized operating management of food service and lodging. It differs from casino managers, lodging managers, food service managers, sales managers, meeting and convention planners, and fitness and wellness coordinators in deliverables and operating scope.
Career direction comparison
The following occupations are all on the service, management, and events chain, but they differ in deliverables, basis, and operating scope; use them to check direction, not as substitutes for one another.
| Career direction | Core work and output | Key differences | Best-fit choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gambling Managers | Manage casino gambling operations and set internal rules. | Mainly casino operations; this occupation faces fitness and recreation programs and venue operations. | Choose that occupation for a preference for casino operations management; choose this occupation for a preference for recreation program operations. |
| Lodging Managers | Manage the daily operations of hotels and lodging services. | Mainly lodging services; this occupation faces recreation and entertainment programs and facility operations. |
AI impact on this career
AI can assist with scheduling and visitor-flow forecasting, organizing operating reports and marketing materials, and generating safety and compliance checklists, but it cannot replace on-site safety and facility condition judgment, personnel and emergency handling, or responsibility for budget and operating decisions. AI Impact Score 58% is an editorial estimate. Model impact index for three equally weighted representative core tasks; not a measured share of working time or a job-loss probability. floor((75+25+75)/3+0.5)=58; fermatmind-ai-impact-v1; 2026-10-18.The three tasks, ratings and sources are listed in the FermatMind method source record on this page.
FermatMind AI Impact Score estimation method v1
FermatMind / 费马测试 · 2026-10-18
Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
Chinese mainland salary reference
Scope note: the classification of leisure and entertainment management positions in mainland China is not a one-to-one match with this U.S. occupation's scope.
Scope note: the industry average wage covers multiple occupations and cannot substitute for this occupation's wage distribution.
Insufficient evidence: no national single-occupation scope was obtained
2025 culture, sports, and entertainment non-private 129,447 yuan and private 64,015 yuan pre-tax annual average wage; industry background, not the single-occupation wage of recreation managers or a stable monthly salary.
Insufficient evidence: do not substitute a single recruitment quote for occupational wages.
U.S. pay reference
2025 U.S. national 11-9072 median 79,520 U.S. dollars/year and 38.23 U.S. dollars/hour; this page uses the gambling-excluded 11-9072: 2025 employment 43,900, 2025—2035 growth 6.0%, average annual openings 5,100; it does not represent the gambling-inclusive combined category 11-9070, and is not AI causality.
| Wage statistical position | Annual wage reference | Conversion boundary | How to understand this position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowest 10% | 46,270 U.S. dollars/year (10th percentile, May 2025 OEWS) | Official annual wage, not personal monthly income | Low end: 10th percentile 46,270 U.S. dollars/year, at the low end of the distribution, not an entry-level starting wage. |
| Median (50%) | Median hourly wage 38.23 U.S. dollars; median annual wage 79,520 U.S. dollars (May 2025 OEWS) | Official annual wage, not personal take-home pay |
Career fit guide
The key question is not "whether you like leisure and entertainment," but whether you can make sound trade-offs among visitor flow, staffing, and safety, do safety and compliance solidly, and are willing to take responsibility for business results and team management.
You may be better suited to： Willing to write out the basis and limits of operating, safety, and personnel decisions so others can review them.
These situations require caution： When facing peak visitor flows or emergencies, secure safety and order first before discussing efficiency, rather than taking risks to meet schedule.
Do an entry exercise： Stays sensitive to on-site safety, customer privacy, and compliance requirements, preferring to confirm once more rather than skip a step.
Work pressure, risks, and occupational boundaries
The main risks center on facility and activity safety, personnel and employment, budget and business operations, licensing and compliance, and customer information; most can be reduced through standards, records, and review, but they cannot be completely eliminated.
O*NET tasks and work context support risk exploration; risk consequences and responses are editorial summaries, not accident probabilities, operating protocols, or measured control effects.
Typical scenario：Inadequate safety protection for facilities, equipment, or activities.
Roles most affected：Operations and safety positions
Possible consequence：May cause personal injury and liability risk.
How to reduce risk：
Entering the field, qualifications, and career development
U.S. Job Zone Four, with education respondents 56% bachelor's / 16% less than high school / 11% some college, a survey not a degree-free appointment guarantee; China: in China, business licensing, safety, personnel training, and authorization are verified by specific facility, activity, and locality; the Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Venues apply to the song-and-dance, gaming, and similar venues they define and must not be extended into a uniform license for all fitness, park, or sports venues; a business license does not equal an individual occupational qualification.
Career prospects and related occupation transfer
This page uses the gambling-excluded 11-9072: 2025 employment 43,900, 2025—2035 growth 6.0%, average annual openings 5,100; it does not represent the gambling-inclusive combined category 11-9070, and is not AI causality. Overall projections are not AI-causal and do not guarantee individual hiring.
United States · 11-9072 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
6.0%
Employment change
Changes reflect growth in fitness and recreation demand, but projections are not actual results.
Does not establish：Does not equal a personal employment guarantee, nor does it represent hiring volume at a particular institution or region.
Develop operating and activity plans based on business objectives, arrange staffing schedules and facility resources, organize daily operations and event execution, manage and train personnel, inspect safety and compliance according to standards, and prepare budgets, organize promotion, and review business indicators; excludes casino gambling operations and specialized food service and lodging operations.
Both involve events, but event planners focus on planning and executing single events; this occupation faces ongoing operations of venues and programs and personnel management.
Choose a real task from this page for a small practice project or a conversation with someone in the field. Use the planning guides to set a date, an output and feedback questions before deciding whether to continue.
This only verifies work-style preferences; it does not test management or safety ability, does not test qualifications, and does not constitute a hiring conclusion.
Use one paper-based exercise to verify: given a fictional venue and activity plan, plus visitor-flow and staffing data, can you list the operating plan, scheduling scheme, safety check points, and budget framework?
The core work of entertainment and recreation managers is to develop operating and activity plans based on business objectives, arrange staffing schedules and facility resources, organize daily operations and event execution, manage and train personnel, inspect safety and compliance according to standards, and prepare budgets, organize promotion, and review key business indicators.
Includes facilities, activities, and members
Operating results and safety compliance as the deliverable
A complete loop means the full chain from determining operating objectives, organizing and executing operations, safety management and review, to personnel and business improvement; if any step lacks a planning basis, safety records, or business review, neither operating quality nor compliance holds.
| Dimension | Primary track | Comparison track |
|---|---|---|
| Core purpose | Operating objectives: aligned with business objectives | Record basis and open items |
| Main objects and basis | Scheduling and resources: arranged according to visitor flow and capacity | Safety and employment requirements must be met |
| Core process | On-site execution: organize according to the plan and handle emergencies | Safety and order must be maintained |
| Main outputs | Personnel management: training and qualification implementation | Employment decisions must retain the basis |
| Responsible party | Safety and compliance: inspect and rectify according to standards | Retain inspection and corrective action records |
| Authority and approval | Budget and marketing: prepare budgets based on operating data | Do not substitute materials for business judgment |
| Conclusion boundary | Anomalies and escalation: explain safety or compliance risks according to institutional rules | Keep the basis and the responsible person |
record the basis and open items
allocate according to visitor flow and capacity
handle emergencies and maintain order
implement qualification requirements
retain inspection and corrective action records
review business indicators and compliance
This occupation focuses on operating management of leisure and entertainment venues and programs; casino managers face casino operations; lodging managers face lodging services; food service managers face food service operations; sales managers face sales performance; meeting and convention planners face single-event execution; fitness and wellness coordinators face program organization.
Operating results and safety compliance records
Leisure and entertainment venues and event sites
Bachelor's degree or years of experience
U.S. figures are this occupation's own scope statistics
No precise occupation-level wage mapping established
| Choose that occupation for a preference for lodging operations; choose this occupation for a preference for recreation activity operations. |
| Food Service Managers | Manage the operations of restaurants and food services. | Mainly food service operations; this occupation faces fitness and recreation activity operations. | Choose that occupation for a preference for food service operations; choose this occupation for a preference for recreation service operations. |
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| Sales Managers | Manage the sales team and performance targets. | Mainly sales performance management; this occupation faces recreation services, membership, and event operations. | Choose that occupation for a preference for sales management; choose this occupation for a preference for recreation operations management. |
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| Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners | Plan and execute meetings, conventions, and events. | Mainly planning and executing single events; this occupation faces ongoing operations management of venues and programs. | Choose that occupation for a preference for event planning and execution; choose this occupation for a preference for venue and program operations. |
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| Fitness and Wellness Coordinators | Organize and coordinate fitness and wellness programs. | Mainly program organization; this occupation faces a broader scope of entertainment and recreation operations and personnel management. | Choose that occupation for a preference for program organization; choose this occupation for a preference for operations and personnel management. |
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Adjacent directions differ in deliverables (casino operations, lodging services, food service, sales performance, event planning and execution, program organization) and basis (operating data, safety standards, budget and personnel rules); before choosing, first verify the target position's actual tasks, local licensing, and the employer's requirements for management experience.
Compare in the order of "first whether the deliverable is venue operations, event execution, or program organization, then the operating scope and whether personnel and budget responsibility is carried."
Technical capability: the tasks a tool can complete under controlled conditions, such as scheduling drafts, report organization, and checklists; not equivalent to being usable for safety determination or operating decisions.
Adoption conditions: whether an institution is actually using it depends on the operating system, data availability, and safety and compliance requirements, and varies greatly across institutions.
Job outcomes: refer to changes in employment and task structure, which require industry-level statistical support; technical capability and adoption do not directly imply job outcomes.
| Work area | Task | Current change | Human control point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Operating objectives and plans | Develop operating and activity plans based on business objectives | Can assist: generate plan drafts and scenario estimates. | Objectives and resource allocation are the responsibility of managers. |
| Scheduling and visitor flow management | Arrange personnel scheduling and forecast visitor flow and capacity | Can assist: generate scheduling drafts and visitor-flow forecasts. | Scheduling decisions and capacity limits are confirmed by managers. |
| On-site operations and event execution | Organize daily operations and on-site event execution | No automatic authorization | On-site safety, order, and emergency handling are the responsibility of managers. |
| Personnel management and training | Recruit, train, and manage frontline staff | Can assist: organize training materials and assessment checklists. | Personnel evaluation and employment decisions are the responsibility of managers. |
| Safety and compliance inspection | Inspect facility and activity safety according to standards | Can assist: generate checklists and corrective action prompts. | Safety inspection conclusions and corrective action decisions are the responsibility of managers. |
| Budget and marketing | Prepare budgets and organize promotion and membership operations | Can assist: organize reports and marketing materials. | Budget and marketing decisions are the responsibility of managers. |
| Anomalies and escalation | Identify out-of-scope, safety, or compliance risk situations | Adoption conditions: reliable data, compliant permissions and safety. | Stop and explain immediately upon finding a safety hazard or compliance risk. |
Task-informed editorial trial; capability, actual adoption, measured benefit, and job causality are evidenced separately; this round obtained no precise occupation-level AI adoption or effect study.
The conditions and responsibilities differ across scheduling and visitor flow, on-site operations, personnel management, safety compliance, and marketing, and so does AI's role.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial: scheduling and report drafts, with constraints checked manually, effect not verified.
Human responsibility remainsScheduling decisions and business judgment remain the responsibility of managers.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial: inspection records and missing-item prompts, cannot substitute for on-site inspection.
Human responsibility remainsOn-site safety and emergency handling remain the responsibility of managers.
AI primarily changesEditorial trial: budget and marketing material organization, with calculations and authorization checked manually.
Human responsibility remainsMarketing strategy and budget remain the responsibility of managers.
As AI enters the operations management process, the chain of responsibility remains with people; preserve traceability by following the steps below.
Determine operating objectives: determine operating and activity plans based on business objectives, recording the basis and open items.
Scheduling and resource allocation: arrange personnel and facility resources and forecast visitor flow and capacity.
On-site operations and execution: organize daily operations and event execution, handling emergencies and safety matters.
Personnel and training: recruit, train, and manage personnel, implementing qualification and safety requirements.
Budget, marketing, and review: prepare budgets, organize promotion, and review key indicators and compliance.
May cause personal injury and liability risk.
Control: Inspect facilities and activities according to standards and retain records.
May affect service quality and employee safety.
Control: Arrange scheduling reasonably and implement training and qualification requirements.
May affect business continuity.
Control: Prepare budgets based on operating data and retain the basis.
May face penalties and risk of closure.
Control: Verify licensing and compliance requirements according to local regulations.
May violate privacy obligations and trigger complaints.
Control: Handle customer data on a least-necessary basis and document it.
First complete courses in management, sports, or recreation, and accumulate operating experience through event organization and internships.
Hand scheduling and report organization to tools, while keeping the judgment right over on-site safety, personnel, and business operations yourself, with documentation.
First verify the target organization's requirements for management experience and licensing, and prove your ability with reviewable operating and event cases.
Define the scope of tool use, customer data permissions, and safety responsibility, and ensure that safety and operating decisions are made by personnel with the responsibility.
You cannot infer this. Tools can assist with scheduling, reporting, and material organization, but on-site safety, personnel, and operating decisions remain the responsibility of managers with that duty.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
No. Safety is constrained by facility conditions and applicable regulations, and tool output can only serve as a checklist.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
Editorial suggestion: trial scheduling and reporting with fictional, non-sensitive visitor-flow, staffing, and budget data; verify times, constraints, and calculations, and do not pre-guarantee speed or safety effect.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
This page uses the gambling-excluded 11-9072: 2025 employment 43,900, 2025—2035 growth 6.0%, average annual openings 5,100; it does not represent the gambling-inclusive combined category 11-9070, and is not AI causality. Cannot imply individual hiring or AI replacement.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
The focus is on operations and safety management, budget and personnel management, licensing and insurance requirements, and customer service and data compliance.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
Large. Operating and safety requirements differ across fitness centers, amusement parks, parks, and cruise ships, so direction choices must be verified against the target position.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
It can only serve as a direction reference. Employment and wages are statistical scopes; actual requirements depend on the target region's regulations and job postings.
Source: Occupational tasks and editorial suggestions, not adoption measurementOriginal source ↗
Technical capability, actual adoption, and job outcomes are judged separately and do not substitute for one another.
Insufficient evidence: no precise occupation-level percentiles were obtained this round.
| Educational background | Common position directions | Explanation and verification advice |
|---|---|---|
| Entry requirements | A management, sports, or recreation-related educational background | In China, business licensing, safety, personnel training, and authorization are verified by specific facility, activity, and locality; the Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Venues apply to the song-and-dance, gaming, and similar venues they define and must not be extended into a uniform license for all fitness, park, or sports venues; a business license does not equal an individual occupational qualification. |
| On-the-job training | Operations, safety, and personnel management | On-the-job training centers on operations and safety management, budget and personnel management, and licensing and customer service standards. |
| Qualifications and authorization | Management position authorization and venue licensing | The scope of operations, safety, and operating decisions is verified according to local regulations and institutional rules. |
| Occupation-level wage scope | National single occupation | Insufficient evidence: no national single-occupation distribution was obtained. |
If you see a recruitment figure, first verify whether it is a monthly salary, annual salary, performance pay, commission, or includes another scope.
Positions requiring operations, membership, and safety management.
Positions requiring on-site operations and event execution.
Positions requiring program operations and event organization.
Insufficient evidence: no precise occupation-level AI adoption, measured benefit, or wage-job causality evidence was obtained; tool trials are editorial suggestions.
| Median: 79,520 U.S. dollars/year (median hourly wage 38.23 U.S. dollars, May 2025 OEWS); half of workers earn below and half above this value. |
| Highest 10% | 139,110 U.S. dollars/year (90th percentile, May 2025 OEWS) | Official annual wage, not personal take-home pay | High end: 90th percentile 139,110 U.S. dollars/year, usually related to the institution, venue type, and region. |
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Pay · 10th percentile：46,270 U.S. dollars/year；Pay · 10th percentile｜46,270 U.S. dollars/year； national 10th percentile｜not an entry-level starting wage.
Pay · 25th percentile：61,060 U.S. dollars/year；Pay · 25th percentile｜61,060 U.S. dollars/year； national 25th percentile｜from the same wage statistical scope.
Pay · median：79,520 U.S. dollars/year；Pay · median｜79,520 U.S. dollars/year； median (median hourly wage 38.23 U.S. dollars, May 2025)｜half of workers earn below and half above this value.
Pay · 75th percentile：104,770 U.S. dollars/year；Pay · 75th percentile｜104,770 U.S. dollars/year； national 75th percentile｜from the same wage statistical scope.
Pay · 90th percentile：139,110 U.S. dollars/year；Pay · 90th percentile｜139,110 U.S. dollars/year； national 90th percentile｜does not represent continuous paid hours or total income.
No. The statistical median is not an individual starting wage, and this page's wage occupational scope must be retained.
An individual's annual salary requires verifying actual paid hours, shifts, and contract; do not guarantee individual contractual income from the hourly median.
2025 national 11-9072 percentile values 46270 / 61060 / 79520 / 104770 / 139110, gambling excluded; employment comes from the BLS2025—2035 table 1.2, not AI-causal.
Region, employer, experience, specific duties, and qualifications; Chinese income is not directly extrapolated to the U.S. distribution.
| Industry | Median wage of this occupation within that industry | How to understand this value |
|---|---|---|
| Fitness and leisure facilities | Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no source table of wage for this occupation × this industry. | An industry distribution or a broader-occupation wage cannot substitute for this occupation × industry median. |
| Entertainment and themed venues | Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no source table of wage for this occupation × this industry. | An industry distribution or a broader-occupation wage cannot substitute for this occupation × industry median. |
| Parks, community, and sports organizations | Insufficient evidence: this round obtained no source table of wage for this occupation × this industry. | An industry distribution or a broader-occupation wage cannot substitute for this occupation × industry median. |
| Statistical period | May 2025 | Wage May 2025, projections 2025—2035; occupational scopes for the statistics are retained separately. |
The median hourly wage of 38.23 U.S. dollars and median annual wage of 79,520 U.S. dollars are medians in this occupation's own scope statistics; individual income depends on the institution, venue type, region, and whether bonuses are included.
This page uses the gambling-excluded 11-9072: 2025 employment 43,900, 2025—2035 growth 6.0%, average annual openings 5,100; it does not represent the gambling-inclusive combined category 11-9070, and is not AI causality.
Management experience and training affect the operations and safety duties one can take on, but licensing and authorization are not inferred directly from the occupation title.
2025—2035 employment · base-year figure｜43,900 people； 2025 gambling-excluded｜overall projections are not AI-causal and do not guarantee individual hiring.
2025—2035 employment · projected growth｜6.0%； 2025—2035 gambling-excluded｜overall projections are not AI-causal and do not guarantee individual hiring.
2025—2035 employment · projected openings｜5,100 per year； includes growth and replacements｜overall projections are not AI-causal and do not guarantee individual hiring.
O*NET occupational interest baseline
ECSEnterprising (E) — oriented to operations management and business decisions; Conventional (C) — oriented to scheduling, safety, and compliance record standards; Social (S) — oriented to personnel management and customer service.
The interest code ECS is used only to describe work activity preferences and is not an ability, hiring, or personality conclusion.
Are you willing to observe your own basis and documentation?
Basis and documentation: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
Take my Holland occupational interest testAre you willing to observe your own safety awareness?
Safety awareness: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
See my Big Five personality traitsAre you willing to observe your own business judgment?
Business judgment: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
Learn my MBTI preferencesAre you willing to observe your own communication and collaboration?
Communication and collaboration: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
Explore my Enneagram patternsAre you willing to observe your own learning motivation?
Learning motivation: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
Learn about my intelligence and reasoning performanceAre you willing to observe your own personnel management?
Personnel management: verify with observable behavior, for example whether operating and safety bases are written clearly, whether inspections are documented according to standards, and whether emergencies are handled soundly.
Do not use it this way: Not a personality diagnosis, ability score, or hiring conclusion.
Learn about my emotional intelligence abilityFits better when: Scheduling, budgeting, and customer service can be compared.
Watch for: Add room revenue, lodging processes, and the corresponding regulations.
Explore related career: Lodging ManagersFits better when: Personnel and operations coordination can be compared.
Watch for: Add food hygiene, kitchen processes, and the corresponding licensing.
Explore related career: Food Service ManagersFits better when: Event coordination and budgeting can be compared.
Watch for: Add contracts, suppliers, on-site delivery, and conference schemes.
Explore related career: Meeting, Convention, and Event PlannersFits better when: Activity and service organization can be compared.
Watch for: Add sports and wellness program knowledge and the corresponding qualifications.
Explore related career: Fitness and Wellness CoordinatorsFits better when: Operations, safety, and personnel preferences are observable.
Watch for: Verify the specific facility, activity, licensing, and institutional authorization.
Explore related career: Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except GamblingFits better when: Marketing budget and team collaboration can be compared.
Watch for: Add sales forecasting, channels, performance, and sales force management.
Explore related career: Sales ManagersSuits people who are willing to make trade-offs among visitor flow, staffing, and safety, do safety and compliance solidly, and take on responsibility for business results and team management; it does not suit people who sacrifice safety to meet schedule or make operating decisions beyond authorization.
In the U.S., typically a bachelor's degree is required, with some positions entered through years of relevant work experience; O*NET 11-9072.00 is Job Zone Four, and the education survey is mainly bachelor's (56%), less than high school (16%), and some college no degree (11%). Mainland China often requires a management, sports, or recreation-related educational background plus operating experience.
In China, business licensing, safety, personnel training, and authorization are verified by specific facility, activity, and locality; the Regulations on the Administration of Entertainment Venues apply to the song-and-dance, gaming, and similar venues they define and must not be extended into a uniform license for all fitness, park, or sports venues; a business license does not equal an individual occupational qualification.
Prove it with experience in event organization, program operations, and frontline management, and write out the basis and results clearly.
Scheduling, reporting, and material organization tasks can be assisted by tools, but on-site safety, personnel, and operating decisions remain the responsibility of managers with that duty.
The 2025 U.S. gambling-excluded 11-9072 annual median is 79,520 U.S. dollars, not a starting wage; precise percentiles for China were not obtained, and the industry average serves only as background.
Mostly office and on-site environments at leisure facilities, entertainment venues, or event sites, requiring handling of peak visitor flows and emergencies, with working hours possibly including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
Operations and safety management, scheduling and resource allocation, budget and revenue management, personnel management and training, customer service and communication, and licensing and compliance awareness.
Use one paper-based exercise to complete the full loop: read a fictional venue and activity plan plus visitor-flow and staffing data, and write out the operating plan, scheduling scheme, safety check points, and budget framework.
This page is a career exploration reference and does not constitute a licensing, operating, or hiring basis; actual requirements are subject to local regulations, institutional rules, and job postings.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · O*NET entertainment and recreation managers occupational profile
Typical scenario：Overloaded scheduling or insufficient training creates service and safety risks.
Roles most affected：Operations and personnel positions
Possible consequence：May affect service quality and employee safety.
How to reduce risk：Arrange scheduling reasonably and implement training and qualification requirements.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · O*NET entertainment and recreation managers occupational profile
Typical scenario：Uncontrolled budgets or biased visitor-flow forecasts create business risk.
Roles most affected：Business and budget positions
Possible consequence：May affect business continuity.
How to reduce risk：Prepare budgets based on operating data and retain the basis.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · O*NET entertainment and recreation managers occupational profile
Typical scenario：Licensing, insurance, or compliance requirements are not implemented.
Roles most affected：Compliance positions
Possible consequence：May face penalties and risk of closure.
How to reduce risk：Verify licensing and compliance requirements according to local regulations.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · O*NET entertainment and recreation managers occupational profile
Typical scenario：Customer information use exceeds authorization or service disputes are handled improperly.
Roles most affected：Customer and operations positions
Possible consequence：May violate privacy obligations and trigger complaints.
How to reduce risk：Handle customer data on a least-necessary basis and document it.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · China's Personal Information Protection Law
Typical scenario：Emergencies lack plans or drills.
Roles most affected：Operations and safety positions
Possible consequence：May amplify injury and loss.
How to reduce risk：Develop emergency plans and conduct regular drills and reviews.
Evidence：O*NET entertainment and recreation managers detailed information · O*NET entertainment and recreation managers occupational profile
| Entry direction | What you mainly do at the start | Employer requirements and observation basis | How to prove it without experience | How it differs from other directions |
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| Frontline operations entry | Take charge of shift operations, front desk, and venue coordination under supervision. | Frontline service and scheduling records. | Demonstrate standards compliance with scheduling and on-site records. | Leans toward on-site operations; requires attention to order and safety. |
| Event execution entry | Assist with event planning, on-site setup, and execution. | Event execution experience. | Demonstrate orderliness with event plans and execution records. | Leans toward event execution; requires attention to safety and processes. |
| Membership and customer entry | Assist with member services, consultation, and customer relationship maintenance. | Customer service training. | Demonstrate standards compliance with service records and feedback. | Leans toward customer service; requires attention to data compliance. |
| Safety and inspection entry | Assist with facility and activity safety inspections and records. | Safety and inspection training. | Demonstrate rigor with safety checklists. | Leans toward safety; requires attention to standards and documentation. |
| Budget and reporting entry | Assist with scheduling, reporting, and revenue data organization. | Data analysis and operations fundamentals. | Demonstrate orderliness with reports and explanations. | Leans toward data and reporting; requires attention to consistent scope. |
Verify education, management- or recreation-related major, and management experience requirements, and record the posting date and whether it is still open.
Distinguish "aware of" from "proficient"; do not substitute a major name for actual operating ability.
Verify explicit requirements such as safety management training, venue-related licensing, and background checks.
Record the validity of qualifications and licensing; cross-region or cross-venue must be re-verified.
Verify O*NET-related occupational traits (leadership, coordination, stress tolerance) and on-site and holiday work requirements.
Verify with observable performance and operating results; do not draw conclusions using personality labels.
Verify requirements for using scheduling and operations systems and safety and inspection record tools.
Distinguish "can get started" from "already proficient," and verify the items subject to assessment.
Provide the venue conditions, activity arrangements, and business objectives as input for this exercise.
Flag the check items, missing items, and safety constraints.
List the conditions and reasons that may affect the operating plan.
State that the exercise uses fictional materials and does not represent any real institution or venue.
Reviewable output: operating plan, scheduling scheme, safety check points, and budget framework.
Explain the safety and licensing boundaries; safety hazards or compliance risks require stopping and explaining.
Provide key points of facility and activity safety, licensing, and insurance.
Exercise output: write out the source of basis and scope of application for this operations and safety work.
Provide visitor-flow forecasts and staffing allocation, including one contradiction and one gap.
Exercise output: mark the contradictory and missing items, and write out the verification and adjustment requirements.
Exercise output: organize scheduling and resource allocation according to capacity and safety requirements.
List the education, major, experience, and qualification requirements of the target posting item by item in a comparison table.
Mark the items already met, to be completed, and needing verification.
Write out the operating plan, scheduling, and resource allocation for one fictional venue.
Show that you can balance visitor flow, safety, and employment and proactively explain at the boundary.
Write out the safety inspection items and corrective action plan according to standards.
Show awareness of safety record traceability and standards compliance.
Compile an operating budget and revenue analysis and explain the assumptions.
Show attention to operating data and the basis.
| Scenario | What to check | How to observe | What cannot be inferred from it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interview | Whether the person can explain the operating plan, scheduling, and safety approach. | Check whether objective alignment, safety basis, and open items are written clearly. | When conditions do not conform, the institution and the position make the determination, not the individual. |
| Scenario assessment | Whether the person can provide a response plan for a surge in visitors or a safety hazard. | Check whether safety priority, communication, and escalation paths are clear. |
Copy out one safety or operating point and write out its applicable conditions and uncertainties.
Write out activity arrangements and resource needs for a fictional venue and flag open items.
Lay out shifts according to visitor flow and capacity and flag safety and employment constraints.
Write out the safety inspection items and corrective actions for one activity.
Write out the income and expenditure framework and explain the assumptions.
Change one visitor-flow factor and one staffing gap respectively, and write out the impact and adjustments clearly.
| Qualification/preparation item | Mainly suits whom | Practical role in job seeking | Whether it is a general entry threshold | Enrollment/handling conditions | Investment considerations | Important limits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree (management or recreation related) | Most entry-level job candidates | Yes: about 56% of respondents in the O*NET survey said a bachelor's degree is required | Yes: a common entry threshold | Apply according to the requirements of the institution and program |
Typical scope：Take charge of shift operations and frontline coordination under supervision.
Readiness evidence：Scheduling and operating records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Promote to operations manager.
Typical scope：Take charge of the venue's or program's operations, personnel, and budget.
Readiness evidence：Operating reports and team records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take charge of a larger venue or multiple programs.
Typical scope：Coordinate operations and safety across multiple programs or a large facility.
Readiness evidence：Project portfolio and safety records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Serve as regional lead.
Typical scope：Coordinate regional operations, standards, and performance.
Readiness evidence：Regional reports and audit records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Develop toward institutional management.
Typical scope：Take on planning and execution of large events and programs.
Readiness evidence：Event plans and execution records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of the activity system.
Typical scope：Take on building the facility, equipment, and safety inspection system.
Readiness evidence：Safety inspection and corrective action records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of safety management.
Typical scope：Take on membership operations and customer experience improvement.
Readiness evidence：Membership data and service records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of customer experience.
Typical scope：Verify licensing, insurance, and compliance requirements and take corrective action.
Readiness evidence：Compliance checks and corrective action records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of compliance.
Typical scope：Handle recruitment, training, and employment compliance.
Readiness evidence：Training and employment records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of human resources.
Typical scope：Handle promotion, partnerships, and brand events.
Readiness evidence：Marketing plans and effect records.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of marketing.
Develop operating and activity plans based on business objectives, recording the basis and open items.
Arrange personnel and facility resources and organize daily operations and event execution.
Inspect safety and compliance according to standards and review key indicators.
Manage and train personnel and improve operations and budgets, accumulating experience.
United States · 11-9072 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
43,900 people
Employment size
Employment size and openings are not the same indicator; openings include growth and replacements.
Does not establish：Statistics are for this occupation's own scope, but do not represent the workforce of a specific institution.
United States · 11-9072 Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling
5,100 per year
Projected openings
Average annual openings include growth and replacements, not net new additions or AI attribution.
Does not establish：Retain the projected occupational scope; does not indicate hiring volume at a given institution or a personal hiring probability.
These are capability relationships, not automatic promotions or credential waivers.
Transfers：Venue operations and personnel management can be compared with U.S. occupations.
Build next：Gambling is limited to lawful jurisdictions with licensing, compliance, and anti-money-laundering verified; it must not be treated as a lawful business route for entering the field in mainland China.
View career profileTransfers：Scheduling, budgeting, and service can be compared.
Build next：Add room revenue, lodging operating processes, and the corresponding regulations.
View career profileTransfers：Personnel and customer service can be compared.
Build next：Add food hygiene, kitchen and food service processes, and the corresponding licensing.
View career profileTransfers：Marketing and team collaboration can be compared.
Build next：Add sales forecasting, channels, and performance management.
View career profileTransfers：Event coordination can be compared.
Build next：Add conference planning, contracts, suppliers, and on-site delivery.
View career profileTransfers：Programs and customer service can be compared.
Build next：Add sports and wellness program knowledge and the corresponding professional qualifications.
View career profileTransfers：Event organization can be compared.
Build next：Add frontline leadership, participant service, and event execution; do not describe a frontline transfer as promotion to manager.
View career profileTransfers：Program budgeting and coordination can be compared.
Build next：Add social service policy, funding, needs assessment, and client responsibility; not equivalent to commercial recreation operations.
View career profileU.S. O*NET-SOC 11-9072.00 "Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling," corresponding to this page's "entertainment and recreation managers" (the broader 11-9070.00 group has no O*NET page); it is this occupation's own scope and is marked Bright Outlook.
This occupation's own scope May 2025 median hourly wage 38.23 U.S. dollars and median annual wage 79,520 U.S. dollars; quintiles are 46,270 / 61,060 / 79,520 / 104,770 / 139,110 U.S. dollars.
2024 employment about 43,200, 2024—2034 projected change Much faster than average (7% or higher), projected openings about 5,500; openings include growth and replacements and do not equal a personal hiring probability.
The National Bureau of Statistics data checked this time are at industry-category scope, and no national single-occupation wage statistic precisely corresponding to this occupation was obtained; this page uses the average wage of urban units in "culture, sports, and entertainment" (2025 non-private 129,447 yuan/year, private 64,015 yuan/year) as an industry proxy, which can only illustrate industry background; it does not substitute an industry average or a single recruitment quote for the occupational wage.
In the U.S., typically a bachelor's degree is required, with some positions entered through years of relevant work experience; O*NET 11-9072.00 is Job Zone Four, and the education survey is mainly bachelor's (56%), less than high school (16%), and some college no degree (11%). Mainland China often requires a management, sports, or recreation-related educational background plus operating experience.
Scheduling, reporting, and material organization tasks can be assisted by tools, but on-site safety, personnel, and operating decisions remain the responsibility of managers with that duty; public sources are insufficient to conclude on changes in the number of positions.
Mostly office and on-site environments at leisure facilities, entertainment venues, or event sites, requiring handling of peak visitor flows and emergencies, with working hours possibly including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
They can only serve as a direction reference. The U.S. data are this occupation's own scope and mainland China is an industry proxy, and openings do not equal a hiring probability; actual requirements are subject to local regulations, institutional rules, and job postings.
FermatMind research workflow
2026-10-11 (nine-module author check)
Source register and fact register for this page (O*NET 11-9072.00, BLS this-occupation-scope wages and projections, National Bureau of Statistics industry scope)
Limitations：Applies only to the occupational description of 11-9072.00 (the broader 11-9070.00 group has no O*NET page) and does not represent locality or institutional requirements.
Limitations：Applies only to that occupational description and does not represent local standards or venue licensing requirements.
Limitations：Projections are not actual results; openings include growth and replacements, and do not equal a hiring probability.
Limitations：Percentiles are not starting wages, and the statistical item differs from individual contractual pay.
Limitations：The industry category scope covers multiple occupations and cannot substitute for this occupation's wage, nor is it a starting wage or median.
Limitations：An editorial rule, not a career data source.
Limitations：Editorial ratings use the existing occupational responsibilities and AI task analysis on this page. They are not adoption rates, measured effects, job-disappearance or personal-unemployment probabilities, or official scores from Stanford or another external institution. No measured time weights or future robot deployment are assumed.
This asset's actual implementation uses 11-9072 excluding gambling; the 2025 quintiles and 2025—2035 projections 43900 / 6.0% / 5100 are verified and do not represent the combined category 11-9070. China's industry pre-tax annual average, the precise percentile gap, and the venue regulation scope are kept separate; the AI measurement gap and protected shared legacy-period and duplicate ID conflicts are retained, and no full-page acceptance was performed.
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This page does not replace regulations or institutional rules
List the reference deliverables and the scope that must not be overstepped (no real operations, safety determination, or business decision involved).
| Trial and preceptorship period | Complete operations, scheduling, and safety records under supervision and with documentation. | Check institutional compliance, record completeness, and collaboration performance. | Stop and explain immediately on a safety hazard or compliance risk. |
|---|
| Independent performance period | Independently take on venue or program operations within the authorized scope. | Check operating results, safety records, and team management. | Any out-of-scope or violating situation is handled according to institutional rules. |
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Summarize the situations in which you must escalate and explain regarding safety, compliance, and business operations, forming a one-page review record.
| A degree does not equal independent operations and safety certification qualification |
| Some college, no degree (with experience) | Candidates entering through experience | Depends on the position: about 11% of respondents in the O*NET survey said some college, no degree | No: not a general threshold | Apply according to institutional hiring requirements | Mainly accumulated through on-the-job training and experience | A limited share, not a general entry path |
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| Less than high school (historical survey item) | For scope reference only | Depends on the position: about 16% of respondents in the O*NET survey said less than high school | No: not a general threshold | Verify according to institutional and position requirements | Mainly accumulated through on-the-job training and experience | Does not mean education requirements can generally be relaxed |
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| Operations and safety training | Positions that carry on-site and safety duties | Yes: usually required | No: verify according to institutional requirements | Attend training and assessment according to institutional rules | Investment in training and position accumulation | Cannot be inferred from education level or occupation title |
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| Venue licensing and safety management authorization | Positions that carry safety and operating decisions | Depends on jurisdiction: usually required | No: it is a venue and institutional authorization | Granted after assessment according to local regulations and institutional rules | Assessment and re-examination investment | Valid only within its applicable region and venue |
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| Mainland China position qualification | Management positions at fitness, entertainment, and sports organizations | Depends on jurisdiction: usually required | No: verify according to local rules | Take the assessment and physical check according to the job posting | Investment in exam preparation and hiring procedures | Valid only within its applicable region and position |
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Typical scope：Take on budgeting, pricing, and revenue analysis.
Readiness evidence：Budget and revenue reports.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Take on leadership of business analysis.
Typical scope：Participate in internal training and codification of operating standards.
Readiness evidence：Training materials and standards documents.
Credential boundary：Verify by locality and institution.
Next moves：Develop toward education or management.
