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Amusement and Recreation Attendants vs Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Amusement and Recreation Attendants and Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Amusement and Recreation Attendants Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$30,490
$31,150
Employment · BLS OEWS
371,590
119,210
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
86th pct
74th pct

At a glance

Dimension Amusement and Recreation Attendants Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
Median pay $30,490 $31,150
Employment 371,590 119,210
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.4%) About average (+1.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 102,400 30,800
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies High · 86th pct High · 74th pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 43rd pct · 24% of tasks 55th pct · 29% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (53.0%) —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No Yes

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Customer and Personal Service, Speech Clarity, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, English Language, Problem Sensitivity, Speech Recognition, Speaking, Public Safety and Security, Service Orientation, Active Listening, Social Perceptiveness, Near Vision, Administration and Management, Monitoring, Coordination, Information Ordering, Selective Attention, Critical Thinking, Written Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Trunk Strength, Far Vision, Sales and Marketing, Computers and Electronics, Time Management, Manual Dexterity, Communications and Media, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Persuasion.

Specific to Amusement and Recreation Attendants

  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Written Expression
  • Control Precision
  • Writing
  • Multilimb Coordination
  • Mathematics
  • Education and Training

Specific to Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

  • Negotiation
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Category Flexibility
  • Flexibility of Closure
  • Time Sharing
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Visual Color Discrimination

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Office suite software , Electronic mail software , Operating system software , Word processing software .

Specific to Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Specific to Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Amusement and Recreation Attendants or Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Amusement and Recreation Attendants vs Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/amusement-and-recreation-attendants-vs-ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers

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Singulariki. (2026). Amusement and Recreation Attendants vs Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/amusement-and-recreation-attendants-vs-ushers-lobby-attendants-and-ticket-takers

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  title  = {Amusement and Recreation Attendants vs Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers},
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