Cabana attendant vs ride operator

The differences between cabana attendants and ride operators can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a ride operator has an average salary of $33,398, which is higher than the $28,339 average annual salary of a cabana attendant.

The top three skills for a cabana attendant include cash handling, customer service and bartending. The most important skills for a ride operator are safety procedures, customer service, and emergency situations.

Cabana attendant vs ride operator overview

	Cabana Attendant	Ride Operator
Yearly salary	$28,339	$33,398
Hourly rate	$13.62	$16.06
Growth rate	-	17%
Number of jobs	44,552	29,616
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Cabana attendant vs ride operator salary

Cabana attendants and ride operators have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Cabana Attendant	Ride Operator
Average salary	$28,339	$33,398
Salary range	Between $22,000 And $36,000	Between $25,000 And $44,000
Highest paying City	Salem, OR	Bristol, CT
Highest paying state	Washington	North Dakota
Best paying company	NBCUniversal	Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
Best paying industry	Real Estate	Media

Differences between cabana attendant and ride operator education

There are a few differences between a cabana attendant and a ride operator in terms of educational background:

	Cabana Attendant	Ride Operator
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 59%	High School Diploma, 48%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	-

Cabana attendant vs ride operator demographics

Here are the differences between cabana attendants' and ride operators' demographics:

	Cabana Attendant	Ride Operator
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 60.7% Female, 39.3%	Male, 54.7% Female, 45.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.5% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 16.2% Asian, 6.5% White, 62.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 19.1% Asian, 5.7% White, 60.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between cabana attendant and ride operator duties and responsibilities

Cabana attendant example responsibilities.

Manage daily check-in, ensuring beach access to members and guests of luxury resort.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Clean industrial size dryers on a nightly basis of melted/hardened plastic

Ride operator example responsibilities.

Operate all ski-lifts on the mt., also run the cash register in the restuarant
Participate in life guard training sessions which include rescue operations, first aid and CPR procedure.
Check the quality of snow and the consistency for what are required for the trails as the machines run.
Inventory -Ran cash register with POS system, snack bar and lazer tag -Opening and closing duties -stock food and supplies
Practice and successfully attempt CPR and emergency procedures.
Operate heavy machinery such as bobcat equipment and also operate and pave asphalt perform demolition work.

Cabana attendant vs ride operator skills

Common cabana attendant skills

Cash Handling, 40%
Customer Service, 22%
Bartending, 14%
Drink Orders, 13%
Food Orders, 6%
Cash Registers, 6%

Common ride operator skills

Safety Procedures, 19%
Customer Service, 18%
Emergency Situations, 9%
Guest Service, 7%
Safety Regulations, 5%
Excellent Guest, 4%