Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
SOC 39-3031 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $38,829per year
- Projected openings
- 40,320
- Projected change
- +3.2%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Coordination
- Persuasion
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $43,657 | 2,260 |
| Oakland-Fremont-Berkeley MD (Alameda and Contra Costa Counties) | $41,954 | 2,760 |
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $40,705 | 1,860 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | $39,368 | 130 |
| Napa MSA (Napa County) | $37,857 | 100 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $37,085 | 15,970 |
| Salinas MSA (Monterey County) | $36,869 | 350 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $36,684 | 3,170 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma MSA (Sonoma County) | $36,581 | 510 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $36,571 | 2,200 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $36,559 | 4,880 |
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles MSA (San Luis Obispo County) | $36,262 | 270 |
| Modesto MSA (Stanislaus County) | $35,738 | 260 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $35,522 | 3,630 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $35,296 | 370 |
| Stockton-Lodi MSA (San Joaquin County) | $35,049 | 330 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | $35,028 | 570 |
| Fresno MSA (Fresno and Madera Counties) | $34,360 | 970 |
| San Rafael MD (Marin County) | Not reported | 230 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $35,856
- A quarter earn under
- $37,045
- Half earn under
- $38,829
- Three quarters earn under
- $42,643
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $47,237
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | $37,568 | 106,400 | +1.9% |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops | $41,054 | 4,150 | -3.3% |
| Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | $40,291 | 45,330 | +2.5% |
| Passenger Attendants | $44,289 | 4,760 | +10.7% |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $50,589 | 12,840 | +9.3% |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | $47,739 | 7,030 | +7.7% |