This research aims to explore the dimensions and content of the demand for professional competencies of recreation industry in order to figure out the capabilities students should be equipped with before joining the working environment, and further help them for effectively enhancing competitiveness in the job market. Firstly, the dimensions and content of the research are constructed through literature review, and then the qualitative research was conducted by Delphi Technique with experts' opinion. Additionally, this study classifies recreation industry into five major categories: hotel industry, travel agencies, cultural industry, leisure industry and sports industry. Through questionnaire and analysis with 19 experts from recreation industry and academic organizations, the research will find out the professional competencies required in the recreation industry. The results can also be used as important reference indicators for human resources of recreation industry. Besides, by using the t-test to recognize if there is any significant difference between academic and business organizations, the results indicated that majority of recreation industry and academic organizations agree that the major indicators of professional competency should include five dimensions: professional knowledge, professional skills, communication skills, management ability and working attitude. Among the indicators, the most important one is "having good interaction relationship with customers", and followed by "excellent service attitude", "capability of handling emergency", "recreation security-related knowledge," and so on. The results also found that "cordiality" is more important than "skills", while knowledge is still an important aspect. Students can be much more competitive if with both sense and sensibility. The research also suggest that, in addition to basic academic knowledge, soft power such as communication skills and management capabilities should be further enhanced to help students coping with the challenges in future customer-oriented leisure industry and the new thinking of customer-oriented management.