Sports and Recreation Program Officers
Job description
These individuals provide consulting services and conduct research. They develop programs and policies as well as monitor and manage activities. Their work involves recreation, fitness, and sports. They are self-employed or work for:
- The government
- Sports, recreation, and fitness centres
- Health facilities
- Retirement homes
- Community centres
- Consulting firms and organizations
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
Main tasks
Sports, Recreation, and Fitness Policy Analysts
- Conduct research and develop policies related to sports, recreation, and fitness as well as sports safety standards.
Sports Program Consultants
- Provide advice and consultation to organizations (e.g. sports associations) on sports programs and activities.
Fitness Program Consultants
- Provide advice and consultation to organizations (e.g. schools) on fitness programs and activities.
- Draft proposals and press releases as required.
Recreation Program Consultants
- Provide advice and consultation to organizations (e.g. commercial enterprises) on recreation programs and activities.
Supervisors of Sports, Recreation, and Fitness Programs
- Develop, plan, and coordinate sports, recreation, and fitness programs and events.
Advancement and mobility
Supervisors of Sports, Recreation, and Fitness Programs
- Experience leads to management positions.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $21.00
- Median
- $30.00
- Maximum
- $44.47
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 57.3% Female
- 42.7% Male
- 57.3% Female
- 42.7% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 9135% of jobs
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NAICS 7117% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62314% of jobs
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NAICS 6110% of jobs
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NAICS 8110% of jobs
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Others14% of jobs
All of Québec
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NAICS 9135% of jobs
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NAICS 7117% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62314% of jobs
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NAICS 6110% of jobs
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NAICS 8110% of jobs
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Others14% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
University
Exercise science
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 49.7%
42.5% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 64.2%
29.9% of graduates pursue further studies
Recreology
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 80%
10.6% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 60%
20% of graduates pursue further studies
Also required
Recreation and Fitness Program Supervisors
- Experience as a facilitator or manager of sports, recreation, and fitness programs.
Sometimes required
- A certificate in a specialized program (fitness, first aid) may be required.
- Work experience in a related field may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Information processing
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Written expression
- Solving complex problems
- Oral expression
- Active learning
- Judgment and decision-making
- Mathematics
- Science
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Time management
- Social perception
- Programing
Abilities
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Written expression
- Information organization
- Deductive reasoning
- Near vision
- Awareness of issues
- Speech clarity
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Distance vision
- Processing flexibility
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Idea generation
- Mathematical reasoning
- Originality
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Capacity to adapt
- Capacity to work in a team
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Creativity
- Capacity for synthesis
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of laws and policies
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Work in the arts, culture, music, or leisure
- Create, design
- Carry out research
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Investigative
- People with this profile prefer relying on theoretical knowledge before acting. They like observation, analysis and problem solving.
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
Official name of the NOC 41406
Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Job titles
- Recreation, sports or fitness policy analyst
- Fitness consultant
- Recreologist
- Sports policy analyst
- Recreation and leisure programs supervisor
- Fitness policy analyst
- Leisure policy analyst
- Fitness analyst
- Leisure analyst
- Sports analyst
- Sports projects officer
- Leisure activities consultant
- Youth recreational and leisure activities consultant
- Employee fitness consultant
- Leisure consultant
- Community recreation and leisure consultant
- Geriatric recreational and leisure activities consultant
- Community recreational and leisure programs consultant
- Sports consultant
- Sports and leisure counsellor
- Geriatric recreational and leisure activities coordinator
- Pool activities coordinator
- Nautical activities coordinator
- Geriatric activities coordinator
- Recreational activities coordinator
- Sports activities coordinator
- Community recreation coordinator
- Aquatic program coordinator
- Leisure activities program coordinator
- Youth recreational and leisure activities program coordinator
- Arts and crafts programs coordinator
- Leisure program coordinator
- Nautical programs coordinator
- Teen club programs coordinator
- Sports programs coordinator
- Sports program coordinator - sports and recreation
- Leisure services coordinator
- Leisure coordinator
- Sports coordinator
- Fitness coordinator
- Recreation programmer
- Recreationist - geriatrics
- Sports program supervisor
- Program supervisor - sports and leisure
- Fitness programs supervisor
- Sports, recreational and leisure programs supervisor
- Recreation supervisor
- Recreation and leisure supervisor
- Sports supervisor
- Sports, recreation and leisure supervisor
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: January 29, 2026