Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers

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Total Workforce

231k

Average Age

33.4

Average Salary

$16,140

Average Male Salary

$16,180

Average Female Salary

$16,090

About

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are most often employed by the Amusement & Recreation industry. The average yearly wage for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers was $16,140 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers by wage are Tour & travel guides, Childcare workers, and Waiters & waitresses.

Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers 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 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are Polk County (Northeast) PUMA, FL, Sarasota County (East) PUMA, FL, and Polk County (South) PUMA, FL. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are Sarasota County (East) PUMA, FL, Polk County (South) PUMA, FL, and Polk County (Northeast) PUMA, FL.

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Amusement & Recreation is the industry that employs the most Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, by average wage, is Broadcasting (except internet). Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are paid most in Glynn Camden & McIntosh Counties PUMA, GA but are relatively concentrated in Sarasota County (East) PUMA, FL.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$16,140

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,755

In 2017, Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers earned an average of $16,140, $37,748 less than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Waiters & waitresses make somewhat more than Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers while Tour & travel guides make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.559

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.559, which is higher than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers (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 Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, by number of employees, are Amusement & Recreation, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, by average wage, are Broadcasting (except internet), Hospitals, and Motion pictures & video industries.

Industries by Share

231k

2017 Workforce

± 11,782

8.89%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.78%

The number of people employed as Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers has been growing at a rate of 8.89%, from 211,809 people in 2016 to 230,638 people in 2017.

This graphic shows the share of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers employed by various industries. Amusement & Recreation employs the largest share of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers at 66.8%, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges with 4.59% and Museums, art galleries, historical sites, & similar institutions with 4.53%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers in the US. The average age of male Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers in the workforce is 34.3 and of female Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers is 32.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

129k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 8,798

102k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 7,842

55.7% of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are Male, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers

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

63.9% of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 11.6% of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers.

Age by Gender

34.3

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 1.37

32.3

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 1.26

The median age of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers is 33.4, and Male employees are generally 2.04 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers is Business but a relatively high number of Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers hold a major in Parks, Recreation, & Leisure.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers need many skills, but most especially Active Listening and Coordination. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Miscellaneous entertainment attendants & related workers need more than the average amount of Operations Analysis, Coordination, and Negotiation.