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 2020 to 2022.- Minimum
- $18.00
- Median
- $28.85
- Maximum
- $46.70
Job prospects for 2022-2026
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Job prospects for 2022-2026
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2021
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 60.9% Female
- 39.1% Male
- 60.9% Female
- 39.1% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2015
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 9133% of jobs
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NAICS 7118% of jobs
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NAICS 621, 622, 62314% of jobs
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NAICS 8114% of jobs
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NAICS 619% of jobs
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Others12% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 9133% of jobs
-
NAICS 7118% of jobs
-
NAICS 621, 622, 62314% of jobs
-
NAICS 8114% of jobs
-
NAICS 619% of jobs
-
Others12% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
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
- Reading comprehension
- Active listening
- Written expression
- Critical thought
- 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
- Speech clarity
- Inductive reasoning
- Speech recognition
- Awareness of issues
- Classification
- Digital dexterity
- Processing flexibility
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Basic numeracy
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Mathematical reasoning
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.
Note about CNP
Occupational information is provided based on the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016. The 5-digit code of the NOC 2021 is shown in parentheses for information purposes only for occupations that correspond to those of NOC 2016.
Official name of the NOC 4167 (41406)
Recreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Job titles
- Recreation, sports or fitness policy analyst
- Fitness consultant
- Sports counsellor
- Recreologist
- Recreation and leisure programs supervisor
- Sports policy analyst
- Fitness policy analyst
- Recreation policy analyst
- Fitness analyst
- Recreation analyst
- Sports analyst
- Sports projects officer
- Recreational activities counsellor
- Youth recreational and leisure activities counsellor
- Employee fitness counsellor
- Recreation consultant
- Community recreation and leisure counsellor
- Geriatric recreational and leisure activities consultant
- Community recreational and leisure programs counsellor
- Sports and recreation counsellor
- Leisure counsellor
- Geriatric recreational and leisure activities co-ordinator
- Pool activities co-ordinator
- Nautical activities co-ordinator
- Geriatric activities co-ordinator
- Recreational activities co-ordinator
- Sports activities co-ordinator
- Community recreation co-ordinator
- Aquatic program co-ordinator
- Recreational activities program co-ordinator
- Youth recreational and leisure activities program co-ordinator
- Arts and crafts programs co-ordinator
- Recreational programs co-ordinator
- Nautical programs co-ordinator
- Teen club programs co-ordinator
- Sports programs co-ordinator
- Sports program co-ordinator - sports and recreation
- Recreation services co-ordinator
- Recreation co-ordinator
- Sports co-ordinator
- Fitness co-ordinator
- 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: April 28, 2023
