Personal Care and Service · Holland code CSR
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
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.
Also called: Golf Course Ranger, Recreation Attendant, Ride Operator, Ski Lift Operator, Activities Attendant, Coaster Attendant, Golf Course Starter, Recreation Aide.
O*NET 39-3091.00
At a glance
- US median annual pay
- $32,150
- Middle half earn $27,660 to $36,590. BLS OEWS, May 2025.
- Most common education
- Less than a High School Diploma
- 64% of workers surveyed by O*NET report this level.
- Preparation needed
- Job Zone 2 of 5
- Some preparation. Zone 1 is little or none; zone 5 is graduate-level.
What the work involves
The tasks workers in this occupation rate as most important, from the O*NET survey.
- Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.
- Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.
- Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.
- Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.
- Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.
- Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.
- Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides, boats, or ski lifts, or mounting or dismounting animals.
- Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds.
Skills and knowledge it leans on
Skills
- Speaking3.3 / 5
- Active Listening3.0 / 5
- Monitoring2.9 / 5
- Critical Thinking2.8 / 5
- Writing2.5 / 5
- Reading Comprehension2.4 / 5
Knowledge areas
- Customer and Personal Service4.1 / 5
- English Language3.5 / 5
- Public Safety and Security3.2 / 5
- Administration and Management3.0 / 5
- Sales and Marketing2.7 / 5
- Computers and Electronics2.7 / 5
Importance ratings on O*NET’s 1 to 5 scale. Higher means the occupation depends on it more.
Who tends to enjoy it
How strongly this occupation draws on each of the six Holland interest types, which is the same profile the career interests test compares you against.
- Realistic54
- Investigative0
- Artistic11
- Social56
- Enterprising47
- Conventional62
The same work abroad
Other countries classify jobs differently, so these are the closest matches through the international ISCO-08 standard, not exact equivalents.
European occupation titles (ESCO)
- hospitality entertainment manager · DE Bewirtungsmanager/Bewirtungsmanagerin · FR responsable des loisirs
- recreational facilities manager · DE Leiter einer Freizeiteinrichtung/Leiterin einer Freizeiteinrichtung · FR directeur d'équipement de loisirs/directrice d'équipement de loisirs
- tourist animator · DE Touristenanimateur/Touristenanimateurin · FR animateur touristique/animatrice touristique
- camping ground operative · DE Campingplatzmitarbeiter/Campingplatzmitarbeiterin · FR employé de camping/employée de camping
- park guide · DE Gästebetreuer Themenpark/Gästebetreuerin Themenpark · FR guide de parc
- amusement park cleaner · DE Reinigungs- und Wartungskraft Freizeitpark · FR agent d’entretien de parc d’attractions/agente d’entretien de parc d’attractions
Closest UK occupation groups (SOC 2020)
- Publicans and managers of licensed premises (1223)31,100 employed
- Caretakers (6232)53,500 employed
- Leisure and sports managers and proprietors (1224)60,500 employed
Employment is the UK Annual Population Survey for April 2025 to March 2026, all workers in the group, which can be broader than this one occupation.
Pay across Europe, for the whole group
Median annual earnings of all employees in “Elementary occupations”. This is the broad ISCO group this occupation falls in, not the occupation itself, so treat it as context for the wage level, not as a salary for this job.
| Country | Median pay |
|---|---|
| Belgium | €29,579 |
| Sweden | €28,305 |
| Austria | €27,215 |
| Netherlands | €24,577 |
| Ireland | €24,331 |
| Germany | €22,430 |
| Italy | €22,101 |
| France | €21,664 |
| Spain | €17,502 |
| Portugal | €9,424 |
| Poland | €7,534 |
Eurostat Structure of Earnings Survey, businesses with ten or more employees outside public administration, in euro and not adjusted for the cost of living. Reference years differ between sources: the US, Japan and Europe figures on this page come from different survey years, so compare them as rough levels, not to the euro or yen.
Exposure to AI
This occupation sits in the middle third of the 774 occupations scored, with an exposure score of -0.52. The scores are standardized across those occupations, so 0 is the average and a score of 1 is about one standard deviation above it.
Our note on reading it: the dataset links AI applications to the abilities that occupations require, so the score reflects overlap between the two. It is a comparison between occupations, not a forecast about jobs. It does not say whether exposure means tasks are replaced or workers get more done with the tools, and it says little about one employer or one role.
Source: Felten, E., Raj, M., & Seamans, R. (2021). Occupational, industry, and geographic exposure to artificial intelligence: A novel dataset and its potential uses. Strategic Management Journal, 42(12), 2195-2217. Matched to this page by 6-digit SOC code (39-3091).
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