Amusement park worker vs recreation attendant

The differences between amusement park workers and recreation attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, an amusement park worker has an average salary of $25,412, which is higher than the $23,732 average annual salary of a recreation attendant.

The top three skills for an amusement park worker include GRASS, hand tools and mowing. The most important skills for a recreation attendant are CPR, reservations, and cleanliness.

Amusement park worker vs recreation attendant overview

	Amusement Park Worker	Recreation Attendant
Yearly salary	$25,412	$23,732
Hourly rate	$12.22	$11.41
Growth rate	5%	10%
Number of jobs	22,735	97,043
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Amusement park worker vs recreation attendant salary

Amusement park workers and recreation attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Amusement Park Worker	Recreation Attendant
Average salary	$25,412	$23,732
Salary range	Between $10,000 And $60,000	Between $13,000 And $43,000
Highest paying City	Agawam Town, MA	Sacramento, CA
Highest paying state	Vermont	Colorado
Best paying company	City of Louisville	Cypress
Best paying industry	Government	Professional

Differences between amusement park worker and recreation attendant education

There are a few differences between an amusement park worker and a recreation attendant in terms of educational background:

	Amusement Park Worker	Recreation Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 45%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Amusement park worker vs recreation attendant demographics

Here are the differences between amusement park workers' and recreation attendants' demographics:

	Amusement Park Worker	Recreation Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 62.3% Female, 37.7%	Male, 47.2% Female, 52.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.6% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 6.7% White, 63.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%	Black or African American, 9.6% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 18.6% Asian, 5.6% White, 60.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between amusement park worker and recreation attendant duties and responsibilities

Amusement park worker example responsibilities.

Maintain campus security, safety and cleanliness.
Load cafeteria trays/silverware/cookware into commercial dishwasher.

Recreation attendant example responsibilities.

Maintain the gym area and equipment neat and orderly and manage to administer first aid and CPR.
Manage one-on-one and group social and physical sessions with long-term nursing and short-term rehabilitation residents
Train in first aid, pathogen spread prevention, aquatic safety, and adult/child CPR.
Examine injured persons, and administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, utilizing training and medical supplies and equipment.
Set up heavy equipment and help load groceries into people's cars; very fast pace environment
Attend to customers who have purchased their groceries online and wait at the curbside of the store for pickup.

Amusement park worker vs recreation attendant skills

Common amusement park worker skills

GRASS, 36%
Hand Tools, 22%
Mowing, 20%
Safety Regulations, 14%
Safety Standards, 5%
Customer Service, 3%

Common recreation attendant skills

CPR, 11%
Reservations, 8%
Cleanliness, 8%
Rental Equipment, 6%
Process Payments, 6%
Customer Service, 6%

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