Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers

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2020 Workforce

46.5k

Average Age

35.5

Estimated Job Growth

3.38%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$11,435

Average Male Salary

$11,424

Average Female Salary

$11,450

About

Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are most often employed by the Motion pictures & video industries industry. The average yearly wage for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers was $11,435 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers by wage are Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers, Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop, and Fast food and counter workers.

Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are part of the Personal Care & Service Occupations, along with Supervisors of personal care and service workers, Animal trainers, Nonfarm animal caretakers, Gaming services workers, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, and 15 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are Eugene (Northeast) & Springfield Cities PUMA, OR, Inside Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805906), and Ingham County (South & East) PUMA, MI. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are Eugene (Northeast) & Springfield Cities PUMA, OR, Inside Loop I-410 PUMA, TX (79500US4805906), and Las Vegas City (Southeast) PUMA, NV.

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Motion pictures & video industries is the industry that employs the most Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, by average wage, is Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities. Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are paid most in Dale City, Lake Ridge & Woodbridge PUMA, VA but are relatively concentrated in Eugene (Northeast) & Springfield Cities PUMA, OR.

Yearly Wage

$11,435

AVERAGE SALARY

± $2,478

In 2020, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers earned an average of $11,435, $44,519 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Lifeguards & other recreational, & all other protective service workers make somewhat more than Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers while Hosts & hostesses, restaurant, lounge, & coffee shop make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.474

WAGE GINI

In 2015, Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.474, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, by number of employees, are Motion pictures & video industries, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Amusement & Recreation, Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions, Promoters of performing arts, sports, and similar events, agents and managers for artists, athletes, entertainers, and other public figures, Spectator sports, Performing arts companies, Independent artists, writers, and performers, Traveler accommodation, Restaurants & Food Services, and Employment services.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, by average wage, are Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, Air transportation, and Traveler accommodation.

Industries by Share

46.5k

2020 Workforce

± 5,295

−7.47%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 17.1%

The number of people employed as Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers has been declining at a rate of −7.47%, from 50,281 people in 2019 to 46,526 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers employed by various industries. Motion pictures & video industries employs the largest share of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers at 40%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 7.61% and Amusement & Recreation with 7.47%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers in the US. The average age of male Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers in the workforce is 33.4 and of female Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers is 38.2, and the most common race/ethnicity for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

26.6k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 4,005

19.9k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 3,464

57.2% of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are Male, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

58.6% of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 16.1% of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers.

Age by Sex

33.4

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 2.92

38.2

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 3.64

The median age of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers is 35.5, and Male employees are generally 4.79 years younger than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers is Education but a relatively high number of Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers hold a major in History.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers need many skills, but most especially Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation, and Active Listening. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Ushers, lobby attendants, & ticket takers need more than the average amount of Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, and Negotiation.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers are expected to see a growth of 3.38% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow less than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers.

3.38%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. This profession is expected to grow less than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.