Recreational Therapist Salary in La Prairie, Illinois

Recreational Therapist Salary in La Prairie, IL

How much does a Recreational Therapist make in La Prairie, IL? The average Recreational Therapist salary in La Prairie, IL is $60,918 as of May 28, 2024, but the range typically falls between $54,445 and $67,655. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

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Recreational Therapist Salaries by Percentile
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10th Percentile Recreational Therapist Salary $48,551 La Prairie,IL May 28, 2024
25th Percentile Recreational Therapist Salary $54,445 La Prairie,IL May 28, 2024
50th Percentile Recreational Therapist Salary $60,918 La Prairie,IL May 28, 2024
75th Percentile Recreational Therapist Salary $67,655 La Prairie,IL May 28, 2024
90th Percentile Recreational Therapist Salary $73,788 La Prairie,IL May 28, 2024
25% $54,445 10% $48,551 90% $73,788 75% $67,655 $60,918 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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Wexford Health Sources Inc - Pontiac, IL

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Wexford Health Sources, Inc. - Dixon, IL

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Discharge Planning: Developing a personalized plan to ensure the smooth transition of a patient from a health organization to the patient's home or residential care.

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Planning 9.52%
First Aid 2.71%
Discharge Planning 1.45%
Others 86.32%

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Job Description for Recreational Therapist

Recreational Therapist plans and directs medically approved therapeutic recreational programs for patients. Organizes activities according to patients' capabilities, needs, and interests. Being a Recreational Therapist conducts programs including symptom management, basic conversation skills, community re-entry, sports, gardening, dramatics, music, social activities, and arts and crafts. Prepares reports for patients' physicians describing individual patient symptoms and reactions to therapeutic programs. Additionally, Recreational Therapist conducts activity therapy assessment of a patient's strengths and needs, and recommends therapeutic activity. Documents progress on each patient. Requires a license/certification to practice from the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. Requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a manager. Requires to practice from the National Council of Therapeutic Recreation Specialists. Recreational Therapist's years of experience requirement may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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  • Wexford Health Sources Inc - Pontiac, IL
    To Apply for this Job Click Here. POSITION: Recreational Therapist. SCHEDULE: Full-Time / 8a-4p Monday-Friday / Days off Saturday & Sunday. FACILITY: Ponti...
    - 1 Day Ago
  • Wexford Health Sources, Inc. - Dixon, IL
    To Apply for this Job Click Here. POSITION:Recreational Therapist. SCHEDULE : 10:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday (Weekends off). FACILITY : Dixon Correctional Ce...
    - 2 Days Ago
  • Swedish Hospital - Chicago, IL
    JOB SUMMARY. Evaluates and treats patients. Provides community resources to the patients. Develops a variety of therapeutic recreation programs for the pat...
    - 4 Days Ago
  • St. Coletta's of Illinois - Tinley Park, IL
    At St. Coletta's, our mission is to serve children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities so they can achieve their greatest potential...
    - 5 Days Ago
  • McDermott Center - Chicago, IL
    Recreational therapists plan, direct, and coordinate recreation-based medical treatment to help maintain or improve patients' physical, social, and emotion...
    - 2 Days Ago

Career Path for Recreational Therapist

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For Recreational Therapist, the first career path typically progresses to Recreational Therapy Director.

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Recreational Therapist Pay Difference by Location

Recreational Therapist salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Recreational Therapist, the highest Recreational Therapist salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Recreational Therapist salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Recreational Therapist salary is in Miami, FL, where the Recreational Therapist salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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About La Prairie, Illinois    La Prairie is an incorporated town in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 47 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO....More

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