Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
39-3091 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.
National estimates for Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Industry profile for Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Geographic profile for Amusement and Recreation Attendants
National estimates for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 262,170 |
2.3 % |
$ 12.55 |
$ 26,110 |
0.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 8.67 |
$ 10.43 |
$ 11.78 |
$ 14.17 |
$ 16.91 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 18,030 |
$ 21,700 |
$ 24,500 |
$ 29,480 |
$ 35,170 |
Industry profile for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Amusement and Recreation Attendants are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Amusement and Recreation Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
131,220 |
11.81 |
$ 12.25 |
$ 25,480 |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades |
49,100 |
32.02 |
$ 12.49 |
$ 25,980 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
34,500 |
0.64 |
$ 13.00 |
$ 27,030 |
| Traveler Accommodation |
8,490 |
0.62 |
$ 13.46 |
$ 27,990 |
| Spectator Sports |
4,970 |
4.35 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Amusement Parks and Arcades |
49,100 |
32.02 |
$ 12.49 |
$ 25,980 |
| Other Amusement and Recreation Industries |
131,220 |
11.81 |
$ 12.25 |
$ 25,480 |
| Spectator Sports |
4,970 |
4.35 |
$ 12.97 |
$ 26,970 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other |
50 |
2.89 |
$ 12.90 |
$ 26,830 |
| Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions |
3,530 |
2.68 |
$ 12.73 |
$ 26,480 |
Top paying industries for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
Geographic profile for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Amusement and Recreation Attendants are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Amusement and Recreation Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
36,550 |
4.25 |
2.28 |
$ 11.99 |
$ 24,950 |
| California |
33,070 |
2.00 |
1.07 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
| Texas |
22,420 |
1.83 |
0.99 |
$ 10.93 |
$ 22,730 |
| North Carolina |
11,940 |
2.70 |
1.45 |
$ 10.63 |
$ 22,110 |
| Pennsylvania |
10,910 |
1.95 |
1.05 |
$ 10.94 |
$ 22,750 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Florida |
36,550 |
4.25 |
2.28 |
$ 11.99 |
$ 24,950 |
| Wyoming |
1,010 |
3.86 |
2.08 |
$ 11.47 |
$ 23,870 |
| Nevada |
4,410 |
3.42 |
1.84 |
$ 11.88 |
$ 24,710 |
| South Dakota |
1,360 |
3.22 |
1.73 |
$ 11.36 |
$ 23,620 |
| North Carolina |
11,940 |
2.70 |
1.45 |
$ 10.63 |
$ 22,110 |
Top paying states for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
170 |
0.26 |
0.14 |
$ 16.24 |
$ 33,790 |
| Alaska |
200 |
0.66 |
0.36 |
$ 16.21 |
$ 33,710 |
| Hawaii |
1,480 |
2.70 |
1.45 |
$ 15.89 |
$ 33,050 |
| Washington |
3,890 |
1.21 |
0.65 |
$ 15.83 |
$ 32,930 |
| California |
33,070 |
2.00 |
1.07 |
$ 15.40 |
$ 32,030 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
19,100 |
16.28 |
8.75 |
$ 12.28 |
$ 25,550 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
13,790 |
2.41 |
1.30 |
$ 15.16 |
$ 31,530 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
10,160 |
1.17 |
0.63 |
$ 15.23 |
$ 31,670 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
7,230 |
2.01 |
1.08 |
$ 11.53 |
$ 23,970 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,140 |
1.69 |
0.91 |
$ 13.42 |
$ 27,910 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,530 |
1.88 |
1.01 |
$ 14.24 |
$ 29,610 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
5,100 |
2.08 |
1.12 |
$ 12.47 |
$ 25,930 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
4,700 |
1.62 |
0.87 |
$ 10.99 |
$ 22,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
4,680 |
1.76 |
0.95 |
$ 11.90 |
$ 24,750 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
4,290 |
1.66 |
0.89 |
$ 10.37 |
$ 21,570 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
19,100 |
16.28 |
8.75 |
$ 12.28 |
$ 25,550 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC |
1,460 |
9.01 |
4.84 |
$ 10.60 |
$ 22,050 |
| The Villages, FL |
290 |
8.63 |
4.64 |
$ 11.61 |
$ 24,150 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL |
620 |
8.36 |
4.49 |
$ 11.51 |
$ 23,940 |
| Ocean City, NJ |
270 |
6.87 |
3.69 |
$ 13.09 |
$ 27,230 |
| Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, SC |
490 |
6.61 |
3.55 |
$ 11.66 |
$ 24,250 |
| Lincoln, NE |
1,030 |
6.07 |
3.26 |
$ 11.43 |
$ 23,770 |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
380 |
5.90 |
3.17 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 37,560 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
850 |
5.81 |
3.12 |
$ 11.86 |
$ 24,660 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA |
280 |
5.21 |
2.80 |
$ 10.50 |
$ 21,840 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Kahului-Wailuku-Lahaina, HI |
380 |
5.90 |
3.17 |
$ 18.06 |
$ 37,560 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
1,530 |
1.44 |
0.77 |
$ 17.69 |
$ 36,800 |
| Anchorage, AK |
90 |
0.54 |
0.29 |
$ 17.32 |
$ 36,020 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
3,410 |
1.52 |
0.82 |
$ 17.10 |
$ 35,560 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
2,230 |
1.16 |
0.62 |
$ 16.65 |
$ 34,630 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
450 |
3.48 |
1.87 |
$ 16.43 |
$ 34,170 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
500 |
1.35 |
0.72 |
$ 15.81 |
$ 32,880 |
| Santa Rosa, CA |
390 |
2.05 |
1.10 |
$ 15.66 |
$ 32,560 |
| Napa, CA |
150 |
2.23 |
1.20 |
$ 15.59 |
$ 32,430 |
| Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA |
400 |
4.30 |
2.31 |
$ 15.56 |
$ 32,370 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Amusement and Recreation Attendants:
About May 2021 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.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(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 OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
