Amusement and Recreation Attendants
What Amusement and Recreation Attendants Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- 1.1%
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Key Knowledge Areas
Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.
- Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.1/5
- English Languageimportance 3.5/5
- Public Safety and Securityimportance 3.2/5
- Administration and Managementimportance 3.0/5
- Sales and Marketingimportance 2.7/5
- Computers and Electronicsimportance 2.7/5
- Communications and Mediaimportance 2.5/5
- Mathematicsimportance 2.5/5
Work Environment
What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams5.0/5
- Contact With Others4.9/5
- Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.8/5
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team4.2/5
- Spend Time Standing4.1/5
- Physical Proximity3.9/5
Careers With Similar Skills
Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.
- Bus Drivers, School96% skill match
- Security Guards95% skill match
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs94% skill match
- Passenger Attendants94% skill match
- Dental Hygienists94% skill match
- Bridge and Lock Tenders93% skill match
- Driver/Sales Workers93% skill match
- Correctional Officers and Jailers93% skill match
Transferable Skills
Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.
- Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
- Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.0/5
- Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
- Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.6/5
- Time Managementimportance 2.6/5
- Persuasionimportance 2.4/5
- Operations Monitoringimportance 2.4/5
- Operation and Controlimportance 2.3/5
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
Other Software Used
Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Optimism
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Self-Control
- Cautiousness
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- ConventionalMedium
- SocialMedium
- RealisticMedium
- EnterprisingMedium
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.
Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where amusement and recreation attendants make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC5.81× national avg
- 2Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL5.55× national avg
- 3Sandusky, OH5.52× national avg
- 4Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC5.42× national avg
- 5Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC3.81× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Parking AttendantsCareer Change
- Baggage Porters and BellhopsLateral Move
- Passenger AttendantsCareer Change
- Flight AttendantsCareer Change
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