# Amusement and Recreation Attendants

> 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/amusement-and-recreation-attendants
- SOC code: 39-3091.00
- Career family: Personal care and service
- Median annual pay: $32,150 (10th percentile $22,350, 90th percentile $42,490)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.7%
- Openings a year: 100,400
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CSR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 54 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 11 |
| Social (S) | 56 |
| Enterprising (E) | 47 |
| Conventional (C) | 62 |

## What you'd do

- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 86/100)
- Getting Information (importance 72/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 67/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 66/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 64/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 59/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 59/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 59/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 58/100)
- Processing Information (importance 58/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Coordination, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Time Management, Writing

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Public Safety and Security, Administration and Management, Sales and Marketing, Computers and Electronics, Communications and Media, Mathematics, Education and Training, Foreign Language

## Also called

Activities Attendant, Alley Worker, Amusement Attendant, Amusement Card Checker, Amusement Park Worker, Animal Ride Attendant, Arcade Attendant, Artificial Snow Making Machine Operator, Athletic Events Scorer, Attendant

## Related careers

- [Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/locker-room-coatroom-and-dressing-room-attendants): $36,300 median pay
- [Baggage Porters and Bellhops](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/baggage-porters-and-bellhops): $37,080 median pay
- [Parking Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/parking-attendants): $35,150 median pay
- [Counter and Rental Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/counter-and-rental-clerks): $41,300 median pay
- [Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers): $32,910 median pay
- [Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/laborers-and-freight-stock-and-material-movers-hand): $40,240 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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