Leisure and Recreational Activities: earnings, debt, and careers

CIP 36.01. Official graduate outcomes from the U.S. Department of Education across 68 programs, and the careers this field is linked to.

Graduate earnings by credential level

National earnings of Leisure and Recreational Activities graduates who were working and not enrolled one year after completing, by credential. Associate's degree: median $25,418; Bachelor's degree: median $30,597. The bar spans the 25th to 75th percentile, the thin line spans the 10th to 90th percentile, and the red mark is the median.

Credential	Programs	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Typical program median debt
Undergraduate certificate	9	Data unavailable	$28,967	Data unavailable
Associate's degree	8	$25,418	$36,796	Data unavailable
Bachelor's degree	28	$30,597	$41,200	$26,750 2 programs
Master's degree	15	Data unavailable	$61,132	Data unavailable
Doctoral degree	6	Data unavailable	Data unavailable	Data unavailable
Graduate certificate	2	Data unavailable	Data unavailable	Data unavailable

National earnings are published by the Department of Education for each field and credential level Verified data. Typical program median debt is ConnectPrep's calculation: the median across programs of each program's median federal debt Calculated estimate. It covers federal loans only.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Bachelor's degree programs with the highest early earnings

School	Median earnings, 1 yr	Median earnings, 4 yrs	Median debt
Western Connecticut State University CT · Public · 29 graduates measured	$28,832	$39,609	$26,500
SUNY at Fredonia NY · Public · 35 graduates measured	$26,059	$42,292	$27,000

Ranked by published median earnings one year after completion. Programs with suppressed earnings do not appear, so this is not a ranking of program quality.

Careers linked to Leisure and Recreational Activities

Data unavailable No occupations are mapped to this field in the official crosswalk.

Occupations mapped to this field in the NCES and BLS CIP to SOC crosswalk. Occupation wages describe all workers, not recent graduates.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk. CIP 2020 and SOC 2018 taxonomies. Published April 30, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, National. May 2025 reference period. Published April 30, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections, Table 1.2: Occupational projections, 2025-35, and worker characteristics, 2025. Base year 2025, projected year 2035. Published August 27, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.

Detailed CIP codes in this field (22)

36.0101 Leisure and Recreational Activities, General
36.0102 Handicrafts and Model-Making
36.0103 Board, Card and Role-Playing Games
36.0105 Home Maintenance and Improvement
36.0106 Nature Appreciation
36.0107 Pet Ownership and Care
36.0108 Sports and Exercise
36.0109 Travel and Exploration
36.0110 Art
36.0111 Collecting
36.0112 Cooking and Other Domestic Skills
36.0113 Computer Games and Programming Skills
36.0114 Dancing
36.0115 Music
36.0116 Reading
36.0117 Theatre/Theater
36.0118 Writing
36.0120 Beekeeping
36.0121 Firearms Training/Safety
36.0122 Floral Design/Arrangement
36.0123 Master Gardener/Gardening
36.0199 Leisure and Recreational Activities, Other