Costume Attendants Career, Salary and Skills
Costume Attendants have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $50,400 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 6,510. Wage data is published for 64 locations.
Occupation description
Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.
O*NET code
39-3092.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
National salary and employment
Median annual
$50,400
Hourly median
$24.23
Employment
6,510
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Monitoring | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | 3.12 | 3.12 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.00 | 3.00 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.88 | 3.12 |
| Service Orientation | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Persuasion | 2.75 | 2.38 |
| Negotiation | 2.75 | 2.38 |
Typical tasks
- Provide dressing assistance to cast members or assign cast dressers to assist specific cast members with costume changes.
- Arrange costumes in order of use to facilitate quick-change procedures for performances.
- Design or construct costumes or send them to tailors for construction, major repairs, or alterations.
- Examine costume fit on cast members and sketch or write notes for alterations.
- Distribute costumes or related equipment and keep records of item status.
- Check the appearance of costumes on stage or under lights to determine whether desired effects are being achieved.
- Clean and press costumes before and after performances and perform any minor repairs.
- Create worksheets for dressing lists, show notes, or costume checks.
Technology
- Database software
- Garment tracking software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Word
- Web browser software
Costume Attendants salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Costume Attendants Salary in CAMedian $72,030 · Employment 1,620
- Costume Attendants Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $106,810 · Employment 1,210
- Costume Attendants Salary in NYMedian $95,230 · Employment 950
- Costume Attendants Salary in New York, NYMedian $95,230 · Employment 890
- Costume Attendants Salary in FLMedian $40,680 · Employment 670
- Costume Attendants Salary in TXMedian $28,440 · Employment 550
- Costume Attendants Salary in Orlando, FLMedian $43,780 · Employment 540
- Costume Attendants Salary in NVMedian $55,640 · Employment 390
- Costume Attendants Salary in Las Vegas, NVMedian $56,690 · Employment 350
- Costume Attendants Salary in PAMedian $50,270 · Employment 260
- Costume Attendants Salary in Houston, TXMedian $45,750 · Employment 210
- Costume Attendants Salary in WIMedian $38,470 · Employment 160
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.