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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019

39-3031 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.


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
138,160 2.4 % $11.96 $24,870 0.8 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $8.50 $9.35 $11.30 $13.38 $16.91
Annual Wage (2) $17,680 $19,460 $23,500 $27,840 $35,170


Industry profile for this occupation:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Motion Picture and Video Industries 53,480 12.47 $10.85 $22,570
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 27,690 17.64 $13.57 $28,220
Spectator Sports 8,330 5.67 $12.30 $25,580
Performing Arts Companies 7,110 5.32 $13.60 $28,280
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 3,140 0.06 $12.60 $26,210

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 27,690 17.64 $13.57 $28,220
Motion Picture and Video Industries 53,480 12.47 $10.85 $22,570
Spectator Sports 8,330 5.67 $12.30 $25,580
Performing Arts Companies 7,110 5.32 $13.60 $28,280
Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions 2,340 1.37 $12.89 $26,800

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Gambling Industries 620 0.27 $13.92 $28,960
Performing Arts Companies 7,110 5.32 $13.60 $28,280
Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events 27,690 17.64 $13.57 $28,220
Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services 120 0.01 $13.55 $28,190
Other Schools and Instruction 290 0.06 $13.48 $28,050


Geographic profile for this occupation:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California 17,470 1.01 1.07 $13.99 $29,110
New York 11,200 1.18 1.25 $15.57 $32,380
Texas 10,020 0.81 0.86 $11.61 $24,140
Florida 8,690 0.99 1.05 $11.98 $24,910
Illinois 6,020 1.00 1.06 $11.55 $24,030




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nevada 3,500 2.51 2.67 $10.95 $22,780
Missouri 3,770 1.34 1.42 $10.67 $22,180
Georgia 6,010 1.34 1.43 $10.97 $22,810
Tennessee 3,880 1.29 1.37 $10.19 $21,180
Delaware 570 1.26 1.34 $11.28 $23,460




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York 11,200 1.18 1.25 $15.57 $32,380
Vermont (8) (8) (8) $14.97 $31,140
Washington 3,370 1.02 1.08 $14.84 $30,880
Massachusetts 2,450 0.68 0.72 $14.76 $30,710
California 17,470 1.01 1.07 $13.99 $29,110





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,140 1.15 1.23 $15.28 $31,780
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 9,260 1.48 1.58 $14.22 $29,580
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 4,980 1.07 1.13 $11.65 $24,240
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 4,070 1.48 1.58 $11.24 $23,370
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 3,930 1.23 1.31 $12.85 $26,720
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 3,740 1.02 1.09 $11.64 $24,220
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,980 2.92 3.10 $11.02 $22,930
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,770 1.05 1.11 $12.42 $25,840
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 2,650 1.34 1.43 $11.98 $24,910
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,540 1.26 1.34 $15.26 $31,740




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Laredo, TX 370 3.53 3.75 $11.73 $24,410
Green Bay, WI 580 3.31 3.52 $10.95 $22,780
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV 2,980 2.92 3.10 $11.02 $22,930
Knoxville, TN 1,080 2.84 3.02 $9.32 $19,390
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 840 2.66 2.83 $10.00 $20,810
Rapid City, SD 150 2.24 2.38 $10.42 $21,670
Memphis, TN-MS-AR 1,370 2.16 2.30 $10.87 $22,600
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 350 2.09 2.22 $9.44 $19,640
Columbia, SC 780 2.04 2.17 $9.27 $19,280
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 630 1.98 2.10 $13.13 $27,310




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI 220 1.53 1.63 $16.56 $34,440
Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI 110 1.42 1.51 $16.38 $34,070
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 1,570 0.63 0.67 $16.12 $33,520
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA 250 1.05 1.12 $16.08 $33,450
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 11,140 1.15 1.23 $15.28 $31,780
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 2,540 1.26 1.34 $15.26 $31,740
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,910 0.68 0.73 $15.22 $31,660
Napa, CA 60 0.73 0.78 $14.98 $31,170
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 980 0.85 0.91 $14.81 $30,810
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT 380 0.91 0.97 $14.69 $30,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 3.72 3.96 $10.11 $21,030
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 240 1.01 1.08 $9.60 $19,970
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 200 1.02 1.09 $11.73 $24,400
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 170 1.09 1.16 $9.23 $19,210
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area 170 0.62 0.65 $10.68 $22,210

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area 280 3.72 3.96 $10.11 $21,030
Central Utah nonmetropolitan area 140 2.86 3.04 $9.54 $19,840
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area 170 1.09 1.16 $9.23 $19,210
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area 200 1.02 1.09 $11.73 $24,400
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area 240 1.01 1.08 $9.60 $19,970

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area 100 0.64 0.68 $13.49 $28,060
Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area 40 0.73 0.78 $13.47 $28,020
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.52 0.56 $12.94 $26,900
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 80 0.64 0.68 $12.83 $26,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area (8) (8) (8) $12.80 $26,620


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020