Occupational Employment and Wages, November 2004

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 locating such facilities as rest rooms and telephones.

National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
State profile for this occupation
Metropolitan area profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
105,040 3.1 % $8.06 $16,770 1.1 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $5.72 $6.33 $7.35 $8.67 $11.24
Annual Wage (2) $11,900 $13,170 $15,300 $18,040 $23,380

Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
Motion picture and video industries 39,590 $6.90 $14,360
Promoters of performing arts and sports 14,730 $7.89 $16,400
Spectator sports 7,750 $8.58 $17,840
Employment services 6,120 $7.97 $16,570
Lessors of real estate 4,960 $11.81 $24,570

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage
State government (OES designation) (7) $15.50 $32,230
Offices of real estate agents and brokers 40 $14.54 $30,240
Activities related to real estate 1,800 $13.08 $27,200
Lessors of real estate 4,960 $11.81 $24,570
Management and technical consulting services (7) $11.30 $23,500

State profile for this occupation: Top

States with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
Nevada 2,100 $9.37 $19,480 0.182%
New York 11,330 $10.40 $21,630 0.137%
Washington 3,210 $9.15 $19,040 0.123%
California 16,440 $8.79 $18,290 0.113%
Utah 1,190 $6.76 $14,070 0.110%

Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of State employment
New York 11,330 $10.40 $21,630 0.137%
Pennsylvania 4,280 $9.85 $20,480 0.077%
Massachusetts 1,900 $9.57 $19,900 0.061%
District of Columbia 600 $9.51 $19,790 0.098%
Nevada 2,100 $9.37 $19,480 0.182%

Metropolitan area profile for this occupation: Top

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of workers in this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Las Vegas, NV-AZ MSA 1,990 $9.48 $19,710 0.225%
Orange County, CA PMSA 3,240 $8.92 $18,540 0.220%
New York, NY PMSA 8,690 $10.89 $22,660 0.217%
Knoxville, TN MSA 690 $6.67 $13,880 0.195%
Wichita, KS MSA 480 $7.85 $16,330 0.174%

Top paying Metropolitan areas for this occupation:

MSA Employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage Percent of MSA employment
Wichita Falls, TX MSA 40 $13.49 $28,050 0.072%
Philadelphia, PA-NJ PMSA 2,390 $10.94 $22,760 0.101%
New York, NY PMSA 8,690 $10.89 $22,660 0.217%
Nassau-Suffolk, NY PMSA 720 $10.31 $21,440 0.059%
Boston, MA-NH PMSA 1,320 $10.18 $21,180 0.069%

About November 2004 National, State, and Metropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors in metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas in every State and the District of Columbia. The top five employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable Excel files(XLS).

Percentile wage estimates show the percentage of workers in an occupation that earn less than a given wage and the percentage that earn more. 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 mean 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) Estimate not released.

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Last Modified Date: November 9, 2005