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Amusement and Recreation Attendant Records
Amusement and recreation attendants may check admissions, direct patrons and operate assigned attractions or concessions. Their work can change with weather, crowd levels or a temporary shutdown. For an employment concern, describe the station and instruction involved rather than relying on the facility’s opening hours. Identify whether a facility operator, concession business or staffing organization employed you at the time.
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A record map for your role
What to organize first
Station timeline
Identify where you were assigned before and after the event and which supervisor directed any move.
Training context
Keep your own relevant training acknowledgment and note the date of any changed operating instruction.
Time question
Describe the specific preparation, waiting or closing interval you want clarified using your own schedule and payroll records.
Start with the work you actually 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.
O*NET classifies this occupation as Amusement and Recreation Attendants (39-3091.00). Its description covers a typical occupation, not every workplace or individual job. It does not establish employee status, overtime eligibility or employer misconduct.
- Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.Source task 5119 · updated 08/2020
- Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.Source task 5116 · updated 08/2020
- Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.Source task 5120 · updated 08/2020
- Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.Source task 5130 · updated 08/2020
A reference point for your pay records
May 2025 wage estimates by state
Compare your pay records with published BLS estimates for Amusement and Recreation Attendants (SOC 39-3091). These describe an occupation across employers. They are not a required pay rate, an overtime calculation, or evidence of discrimination or unpaid wages.
Select your work state to see its published pay range. No personal pay information is requested or sent.
The 25th and 75th percentiles mark the middle half of the estimated wage distribution; the median is its midpoint. Actual pay can differ with experience, employer, location and duties. Hourly and annual figures are shown as published, without converting one into the other.
All published state estimates for this occupation
| State | Hourly 25th | Hourly median | Hourly 75th | Annual median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | $10.17 | $11.16 | $14.05 | $23,210 |
| Alaska | $18.70 | $21.96 | $22.49 | $45,680 |
| Arizona | $14.93 | $16.14 | $17.52 | $33,570 |
| Arkansas | $11.74 | $12.91 | $13.81 | $26,850 |
| Connecticut | $16.35 | $16.76 | $17.22 | $34,860 |
| Delaware | $15.00 | $15.00 | $15.94 | $31,200 |
| Florida | $13.80 | $14.74 | $16.26 | $30,670 |
| Georgia | $10.11 | $12.56 | $14.07 | $26,120 |
| Hawaii | $14.99 | $19.19 | $23.70 | $39,920 |
| Idaho | $11.01 | $14.68 | $16.90 | $30,530 |
| Indiana | $11.12 | $13.31 | $14.35 | $27,680 |
| Iowa | $11.00 | $13.19 | $13.99 | $27,430 |
| Kansas | $10.68 | $12.70 | $13.96 | $26,410 |
| Kentucky | $10.77 | $13.08 | $15.73 | $27,210 |
| Louisiana | $9.77 | $10.90 | $13.25 | $22,680 |
| Maine | $15.46 | $16.99 | $18.43 | $35,330 |
| Michigan | $12.70 | $13.74 | $16.36 | $28,580 |
| Minnesota | $13.29 | $14.82 | $17.32 | $30,830 |
| Mississippi | $10.26 | $11.14 | $13.00 | $23,160 |
| Missouri | $13.75 | $14.32 | $16.25 | $29,790 |
| Montana | $13.42 | $14.28 | $16.83 | $29,710 |
| Nebraska | $13.50 | $14.48 | $15.03 | $30,110 |
| New Hampshire | $12.33 | $15.01 | $17.51 | $31,210 |
| New Mexico | $13.07 | $14.02 | $15.46 | $29,160 |
| New York | $16.22 | $17.45 | $18.60 | $36,300 |
| North Carolina | $10.44 | $12.83 | $15.87 | $26,680 |
| North Dakota | $13.16 | $13.49 | $14.34 | $28,070 |
| Ohio | $11.24 | $12.97 | $14.55 | $26,980 |
| Oklahoma | $10.05 | $10.60 | $13.63 | $22,040 |
| Pennsylvania | $10.63 | $13.51 | $16.20 | $28,090 |
| Rhode Island | $15.00 | $15.01 | $17.14 | $31,220 |
| South Dakota | $13.50 | $14.29 | $14.96 | $29,730 |
| Tennessee | $10.91 | $13.79 | $16.12 | $28,690 |
| Texas | $10.51 | $12.78 | $14.75 | $26,570 |
| Utah | $10.78 | $13.46 | $16.59 | $28,000 |
| Vermont | $14.95 | $16.97 | $17.99 | $35,290 |
| Virginia | $13.09 | $14.86 | $18.10 | $30,910 |
| West Virginia | $10.87 | $12.13 | $13.22 | $25,230 |
| Wisconsin | $11.18 | $14.51 | $18.57 | $30,180 |
| Wyoming | $12.48 | $13.78 | $20.08 | $28,660 |
“Not published” preserves unavailable or suppressed source cells. “Above reporting limit” preserves a top-coded source value without inventing a number. A missing state estimate does not establish service eligibility. The data describe wage and salary employment; they do not measure self-employment income.
Source: BLS May 2025 state workbook · OEWS tables · BLS technical notes. Use your own schedule, pay statement and compensation terms to identify the question you want reviewed.
Reconstruct station changes and instructions
Note the attraction or general station, assigned role and supervisor for the relevant period. Describe any reassignment during a shutdown, evacuation exercise or change in visitor flow. If criticism concerns a queue or admission decision, identify the instruction you were given and when it changed. Distinguish a direction you received from a procedure you only understood afterward.
Compare operating time with working time
List the preparation, waiting, guest assistance and closing duties connected to your issue. Compare your own schedule and time record with those activities, marking estimates. A closed attraction does not establish whether you were released from work or assigned elsewhere. Keep any permitted schedule update or payroll correction response with the original record rather than replacing it.
Protect patron and facility information
Do not copy guest lists, ticket-payment details, surveillance footage or confidential evacuation and security materials for personal use. Describe procedures at a general level and identify relevant records for review. Keep your own employment notices and training acknowledgments if permitted. Never bypass an attraction safeguard or stage an unsafe incident to document your account of a workplace concern.
Choose your next step
Review the workplace retaliation guide, unpaid wages guide, or discrimination guide if those concerns fit your experience. A job title alone does not establish a claim.
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