How to hire a door attendant

How to hire a door attendant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step door attendant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a door attendant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new door attendant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   First, determine the employments status of the door attendant you need to hire. Certain door attendant roles might require a full-time employee, whereas others can be done by part-time workers or contractors.

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   Hiring the perfect door attendant also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of door attendant salaries for various roles:

   Type of Door Attendant	Description	Hourly rate
   Door Attendant		$11-17
   Ticket Taker	A Ticket Taker normally works in a stadium, amusement park, theater, and music auditoriums. His/Her key role is to ensure that no one goes in without a ticket... Show more	$9-21
   Usher	The ushers' primary job is to aid visitors by cordially showing the way to their appropriate seats or the way to a large building. You'll often see them at weddings, churches, stadiums, entertainment, sporting events, and theatres... Show more	$10-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Tax Receipts
   • Front Desk
   • Local Attractions
   • Luggage Storage
   • Hotel Guests
   • Sales Floor
   • Building Security
   • Front Door
   • Direct Guests
   • Transport Guest Luggage
   • Guest Satisfaction
   • AAA
   • Credit Card
   • Attentiveness

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
   • Keep records on individual pet, including daily observations and information activities perform, meals sever, and medication administer.
   • Assist performers in putting on costumes.

   More door attendant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your door attendant job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A door attendant salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, door attendants' average salary in louisiana is 49% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level door attendants earn 38% less than senior-level door attendants.
   • Certifications. A door attendant with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a door attendant's salary.

   Average door attendant salary

   $14.15hourly

   $29,439 yearly

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   Entry-level door attendant salary

   $23,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 14, 2025

   Average door attendant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$39,525	$19
   2	Washington	$38,445	$18
   3	California	$37,844	$18
   4	Massachusetts	$36,411	$18
   5	Illinois	$34,542	$17
   6	Oregon	$34,161	$16
   7	Hawaii	$32,150	$15
   8	Arizona	$31,512	$15
   9	Minnesota	$30,551	$15
   10	District of Columbia	$29,940	$14
   11	New Jersey	$28,663	$14
   12	Montana	$28,503	$14
   13	Pennsylvania	$27,271	$13
   14	Michigan	$26,409	$13
   15	Georgia	$25,553	$12
   16	Utah	$24,839	$12
   17	Florida	$24,551	$12
   18	Texas	$23,318	$11
   19	Louisiana	$20,188	$10

   Average door attendant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Columbia University in the City of New York	$47,251	$22.72
   2	Sentry	$37,162	$17.87	1
   3	Mayo Clinic	$34,464	$16.57	10
   4	Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants	$33,566	$16.14	158
   5	HEI Hotels & Resorts	$33,548	$16.13	118
   6	Hyatt Hotels	$33,113	$15.92	182
   7	Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts	$33,082	$15.90	56
   8	Montage Hotels & Resorts	$31,476	$15.13	38
   9	The Walt Disney Company	$31,215	$15.01	2
   10	Bethesda Health	$30,981	$14.89	4
   11	Marriott International	$30,437	$14.63	416
   12	Sage Hospitality Group	$30,309	$14.57	54
   13	Propark Mobility	$30,190	$14.51	137
   14	Colonial Williamsburg Foundation	$30,073	$14.46	4
   15	Highgate Hotels	$29,873	$14.36	247
   16	Sage Hospitality	$29,572	$14.22	26
   17	Biltmore	$28,513	$13.71
   18	Crescent Hotels & Resorts	$28,149	$13.53
   19	Parking Management	$28,076	$13.50	5
   20	LAZ Parking	$28,063	$13.49	28

4. Writing a door attendant job description

   A door attendant job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a door attendant job description:

   Door attendant job description example

   • Most work tasks are performed indoors. Temperature is moderate and controlled by facility environmental systems.
   • Must be able to stand and exert well-paced mobility for up to 4 hours in length.
   • Must be able to exert well-paced ability to reach other departments of the restaurant on a timely basis.
   • Must be able to bend, stoop, squat and stretch to fulfill cleaning tasks.
   • Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space and to reach other locations of the property on a timely basis.
   • Must be able to exert well-paced ability in limited space.
   • Requires grasping, writing, standing, sitting, walking, repetitive motions, bending, climbing, listening and hearing ability and visual acuity.
   • Talking and hearing occur continuously in the process of communicating with guests, supervisors and other employees.
   • Vision occurs continuously with the most common visual functions being those of near vision and depth perception.
   • Requires manual dexterity to use and operate all necessary equipment.

   QUALIFICATION STANDARDS:

   Education: High school or equivalent education preferred.

   Experience Required: No prior experience necessary.

   Licenses or Certificates : Ability to obtain and/or maintain any government required licenses, certificates or permits.

   Grooming: All employees must maintain a neat, clean and well-groomed appearance per Company standards.

   INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTIONS

   All descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks, only incidentally related to each position, have been excluded. Requirements, skills, and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance, however, should the duties, responsibilities, and requirements delineated be interpreted as all-inclusive. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer.

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5. Post your job

   To find the right door attendant for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with door attendants they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit door attendants who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your door attendant job on Zippia to find and recruit door attendant candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit door attendants, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new door attendant

   Once you've decided on a perfect door attendant candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new door attendant first day, you should share an onboarding schedule with them that covers their first period on the job. You should also quickly complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Finally, Human Resources must ensure a new employee file is created for internal record keeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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