# Costume Attendants

> Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/costume-attendants
- SOC code: 39-3092.00
- Career family: Personal care and service
- Median annual pay: $50,400 (10th percentile $32,150, 90th percentile $109,520)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.9%
- Openings a year: 1,700
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code ACR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 48 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 77 |
| Social (S) | 38 |
| Enterprising (E) | 31 |
| Conventional (C) | 54 |

## What you'd do

- Thinking Creatively (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 80/100)
- Getting Information (importance 79/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 78/100)
- Handling and Moving Objects (importance 77/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 76/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 70/100)
- Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work (importance 68/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 66/100)
- Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others (importance 60/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Coordination, Monitoring, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Persuasion

## Knowledge

Fine Arts, Design, Production and Processing, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Psychology, Administration and Management, Mechanical, Mathematics, Education and Training

## Also called

Costume Attendant, Costume Cutter, Costume Draper, Costume Dresser, Costume Mistress, Costume Seamstress, Costume Shop Coordinator, Costume Specialist, Costume Technician, Costumer

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/5005) (CIP 5005, 1,130 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [University of Notre Dame-South Bend IN](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-notre-dame-south-bend-in-3005) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $62,573 | $64,880 | $19,000 |
| [University of California-Davis](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-davis-2882) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $31,185 | $56,823 | not reported |
| [University of California-Berkeley CAL](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-california-berkeley-cal-2881) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $43,297 | $55,555 | $9,273 |
| [Drake University](https://www.collegesref.com/college/drake-university-832) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $27,600 | $54,950 | $24,250 |
| [Miami University-Oxford](https://www.collegesref.com/college/miami-university-oxford-1675) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | not reported | $54,215 | not reported |
| [University of Cincinnati-Main Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-cincinnati-main-campus-2898) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $37,117 | $54,000 | $22,331 |
| [Florida Southern College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/florida-southern-college-982) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $24,244 | $51,925 | $27,000 |
| [University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-pittsburgh-pittsburgh-campus-3019) | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | not reported | $51,775 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Fashion Designers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/fashion-designers): $80,960 median pay
- [Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/tailors-dressmakers-and-custom-sewers): $41,640 median pay
- [Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/makeup-artists-theatrical-and-performance): $97,150 median pay
- [Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/fabric-and-apparel-patternmakers): $62,750 median pay
- [Set and Exhibit Designers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/set-and-exhibit-designers): $75,240 median pay
- [Sewers, Hand](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/sewers-hand): $36,480 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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