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Highest Paying Industries for Amusement and Recreation Attendants

The top 100 highest paying industries for amusement and recreation attendants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $24,230, scenic and sightseeing transportation, land is the highest paying industry for amusement and recreation attendants. It is followed by other information services industry (average annual salary $23,670). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of amusement and recreation attendants in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Amusement and Recreation Attendants

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$24,230	$17,050	280
2	Other Information Services	$23,670	$20,340	n/a
3	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$23,190	$16,990	70
4	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$22,590	$17,290	160
5	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	$21,970	$17,300	150
6	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$21,890	$17,360	80
7	Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities	$21,800	$16,840	110
8	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$21,650	$20,890	1,450
9	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$21,540	$17,290	720
10	Transportation and Warehousing	$21,540	$17,290	720
11	Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	$21,190	$17,140	70
12	Social Assistance	$21,190	$17,530	700
13	Individual and Family Services	$21,180	$17,530	600
14	Religious Organizations	$21,160	$16,590	110
15	State government, including schools and hospitals	$20,890	$16,710	4,820
16	Health Care and Social Assistance	$20,520	$16,970	1,130
17	Other schools and instruction - Privately owned	$20,510	$16,720	630
18	Other Schools and Instruction	$20,210	$16,670	670
19	Spectator Sports	$19,810	$16,690	5,070
20	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Water	$19,790	$17,390	280
21	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$19,780	$17,150	110
22	Offices of Real Estate Agents and Brokers	$19,640	$16,220	40
23	Temporary Help Services	$19,590	$16,700	1,020
24	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$19,570	$16,460	90
25	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$19,430	$16,640	270
26	Employment Services	$19,430	$16,510	1,700
27	Activities Related to Real Estate	$19,430	$16,960	720
28	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$19,420	$16,590	43,890
29	Federal, State, and Local Government	$19,420	$16,590	43,890
30	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$19,410	$16,600	50,630
31	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$19,410	$16,670	250
32	Gambling Industries	$19,390	$16,860	4,310
33	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$19,350	$16,890	1,270
34	Administrative and Support Services	$19,350	$16,510	2,180
35	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$19,350	$16,510	2,180
36	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$19,340	$16,590	45,810
37	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$19,330	$16,870	1,420
38	Educational Services - Local government owned	$19,320	$16,850	1,570
39	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$19,310	$16,560	42,440
40	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$19,270	$16,830	3,140
41	Casino Hotels	$19,260	$16,150	3,000
42	Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction	$19,200	$16,160	120
43	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$19,180	$16,420	9,080
44	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$19,160	$16,470	1,410
45	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$19,160	$16,660	150
46	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$19,150	$16,760	45,320
47	Traveler Accommodation	$19,130	$16,620	12,260
48	Accommodation	$19,120	$16,620	13,290
49	Services to Buildings and Dwellings	$19,120	$16,960	40
50	Land Subdivision	$19,100	$16,140	120
51	Real Estate	$19,080	$16,550	1,460
52	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$19,070	$16,410	3,340
53	Educational Services - State government owned	$19,070	$16,410	3,370
54	Educational Services	$19,070	$16,530	7,140
55	Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	$19,000	$16,540	2,510
56	Other Support Services	$18,960	$16,650	180
57	RV (Recreational Vehicle) Parks and Recreational Camps	$18,950	$16,560	n/a
58	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$18,940	$16,330	8,200
59	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$18,940	$16,570	150
60	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$18,940	$16,380	4,700
61	Social Advocacy Organizations	$18,920	$16,220	450
62	Accommodation and Food Services	$18,910	$16,550	17,780
63	Educational Services - Privately owned	$18,910	$16,460	2,200
64	Consumer Goods Rental	$18,910	$16,530	1,040
65	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$18,900	$16,390	9,740
66	Rental and Leasing Services	$18,890	$16,510	1,050
67	Civic and Social Organizations	$18,870	$16,300	6,130
68	Other Personal Services	$18,820	$16,860	1,400
69	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$18,810	$16,550	124,880
70	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$18,770	$16,580	185,420
71	Information	$18,760	$16,230	950
72	Performing Arts Companies	$18,750	$16,570	910
73	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,740	$16,580	173,200
74	Personal and Laundry Services	$18,730	$16,710	1,530
75	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$18,720	$16,360	170
76	Hospitals - Privately owned	$18,720	$16,360	170
77	Lessors of Real Estate	$18,720	$16,110	710
78	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$18,680	$16,050	2,960
79	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$18,640	$16,300	1,350
80	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$18,580	$16,230	200
81	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$18,580	$16,230	200
82	Amusement Parks and Arcades	$18,540	$16,650	44,020
83	Other schools and instruction - Local government owned	$18,530	$16,120	40
84	Full-Service Restaurants	$18,520	$16,460	n/a
85	Special Food Services	$18,520	$16,580	70
86	Construction	$18,500	$15,980	170
87	Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists	$18,490	$15,990	60
88	Sporting Goods Stores	$18,450	$16,190	920
89	Sporting Goods, Hobby, and Musical Instrument Stores	$18,450	$16,190	920
90	Sporting Goods, Hobby, Musical Instrument, and Book Stores	$18,450	$16,190	920
91	Food Services and Drinking Places	$18,400	$16,300	4,490
92	Offices of Other Health Practitioners	$18,400	$15,980	60
93	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$18,380	$16,290	4,350
94	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$18,330	$16,730	n/a
95	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$18,320	$16,810	n/a
96	Retail Trade	$18,250	$15,980	1,450
97	Manufacturing	$18,240	$16,040	160
98	Ambulatory Health Care Services	$18,180	$15,880	70
99	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$17,880	$15,960	410
100	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$17,880	$15,980	660