Also called: CEO (community recreation nonprofit)
Leads a YMCA, Boys & Girls Club, or similar nonprofit that runs sports, swimming, camps, and youth programs.
They oversee branches, raise money from donors, manage staff, and make sure kids in the community have places to play and learn. Big YMCAs run dozens of facilities.
Estimate; large-metro YMCA CEOs earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 12 years after high school. Bachelor's degree plus many years of nonprofit leadership.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school, On-the-job training. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Nonprofit Management, Recreation Management, Business Administration.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with fundraising and admin; leading staff, volunteers and community programs stays human.
Classes: Business, Speech, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-9151.
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