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Amusement and Recreation Attendants — Career Decision Dashboard

United States

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Median annual wage

$32,150

United States, 2025

Employment

397,830

United States, 2025

Typical education

Less than a High School Diploma

Job Zone 2

Skills identified

35

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Career overview

Perform a variety of attending duties at amusement or recreation facility. May schedule use of recreation facilities, maintain and provide equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits, or operate amusement concessions and rides.

O*NET code
39-3091.00
Job zone
2
Experience required
None

Typical tasks

  • Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.
  • Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.
  • Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.
  • Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.
  • Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.
  • Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.
  • Maintain inventories of equipment, storing and retrieving items and assembling and disassembling equipment as necessary.
  • Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides, boats, or ski lifts, or mounting or dismounting animals.

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Salary analysis — United States

$22,350
10th
$27,660
25th
$32,150
Median
$36,590
75th
$42,490
90th

10th percentile

$22,350

25th percentile

$27,660

75th percentile

$36,590

90th percentile

$42,490

Most important skills

  • Speaking3.3
  • Service Orientation3.1
  • Active Listening3.0
  • Social Perceptiveness3.0
  • Coordination2.9
  • Monitoring2.9
  • Critical Thinking2.8
  • Time Management2.6
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.6
  • Writing2.5
  • Reading Comprehension2.4
  • Operations Monitoring2.4

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Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.

Skill coverage

0%

0 of 4 identified skills

Matched

0

Missing

4

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Skills to develop

SkillImportanceRequired levelYour levelGap
Speaking3.32.8Not selected2.8
Service Orientation3.12.8Not selected2.8
Active Listening3.02.5Not selected2.5
Social Perceptiveness3.02.4Not selected2.4

Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.

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How salary varies by location

LocationMedianEmploymentYear
Kahului, HI$49,0207102025
Anchorage, AK$45,7801702025
AK$45,6803402025
San Jose, CA$42,8502,8602025
Fairbanks, AK$41,390402025
San Francisco, CA$40,1405,8002025
HI$39,9203,9502025
Seattle, WA$39,3303,8602025
Vallejo, CA$38,5806502025
Washington, DC$38,0009,5902025
DC$37,9602002025
Napa, CA$37,8202902025
WA$37,7907,0002025
Santa Rosa, CA$37,7607602025
Los Angeles, CA$37,63022,4102025
Santa Cruz, CA$37,1506602025
Boulder, CO$37,1407302025
CA$37,00056,9202025
MD$36,7109,2002025
Urban Honolulu, HI$36,6302,2602025
All locations with published data

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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0.

Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).

Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.