- Developmental specialist assistants work with developmentally disabled adults or children in a classroom setting. They also provide assistance to these students in recreational programs and may help them complete learning tasks, play games or do therapeutic activities.
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not provide a specific occupational category for developmental specialist assistants. However, it does offer salary information for recreation workers, who carry out many of the same types of tasks as developmental specialist assistants. The average annual salary of a recreation worker was $25,270 per year, or $12.15 per hour, as of May 2010, according to the BLS.
- The 10th percentile of recreation workers earned up to $16,470 per year, or $7.92 per hour, as of May 2010, according to the BLS. The 25th percentile earned up to $18,340 per year, or $8.82 per hour. The median annual salary was $22,260 per year, or $10.70 per hour. The 75th percentile earned up to $29,200 per year, or $14.04 per hour. The 90th percentile made at least $38,460 per year, or $18.49 per hour.
- The BLS expects employment of recreation assistants to increase by 15 percent from 2008 to 2018, which is faster than the rate of increase for all types of jobs. This translates to an increase of about 48,200 jobs for recreation workers over this decade. Those working for social and civic organizations and with children and older adults may have better opportunities for jobs as developmental specialist assistants. Those with experience and formal education and training may be able to find positions more easily than those who don’t have these qualifications or experience.
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