Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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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:
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 |
United States Department of Labor
