# Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

> Assist patrons at entertainment events by performing duties, such as collecting admission tickets and passes from patrons, assisting in finding seats, searching for lost articles, and helping patrons locate such facilities as restrooms and telephones.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers
- SOC code: 39-3031.00
- Career family: Personal care and service
- Median annual pay: $32,910 (10th percentile $23,560, 90th percentile $42,470)
- Projected growth: Little or no change, +0.9%
- Openings a year: 27,300
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code CSE)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 37 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 7 |
| Social (S) | 62 |
| Enterprising (E) | 53 |
| Conventional (C) | 63 |

## What you'd do

- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 90/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 72/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 61/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 61/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 58/100)
- Getting Information (importance 56/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 54/100)
- Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships (importance 51/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 50/100)
- Working with Computers (importance 49/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Speaking, Coordination, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Complex Problem Solving, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning

## Knowledge

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

## Also called

Admittance Attendant, Docent, Door Attendant, Door Captain, Door Tender, Doorman, Doorperson, Drive-in Theater Attendant, Event Attendant, Gate Attendant

## Related careers

- [Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hosts-and-hostesses-restaurant-lounge-and-coffee-shop): $31,200 median pay
- [Baggage Porters and Bellhops](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/baggage-porters-and-bellhops): $37,080 median pay
- [Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/hotel-motel-and-resort-desk-clerks): $35,070 median pay
- [Passenger Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/passenger-attendants): $37,720 median pay
- [Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/reservation-and-transportation-ticket-agents-and-travel-clerks): $44,390 median pay
- [Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/locker-room-coatroom-and-dressing-room-attendants): $36,300 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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