Recreation facility attendant vs gate attendant

The differences between recreation facility attendants and gate attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a gate attendant has an average salary of $28,256, which is higher than the $24,811 average annual salary of a recreation facility attendant.

The top three skills for a recreation facility attendant include CPR, reservations and front desk. The most important skills for a gate attendant are cleanliness, recordkeeping, and customer service.

Recreation facility attendant vs gate attendant overview

	Recreation Facility Attendant	Gate Attendant
Yearly salary	$24,811	$28,256
Hourly rate	$11.93	$13.58
Growth rate	10%	-10%
Number of jobs	51,774	71,470
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Recreation facility attendant vs gate attendant salary

Recreation facility attendants and gate attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Recreation Facility Attendant	Gate Attendant
Average salary	$24,811	$28,256
Salary range	Between $7,000 And $78,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	Danbury, CT	Buena Park, CA
Highest paying state	Connecticut	Washington
Best paying company	Dartmouth	New York Botanical Garden
Best paying industry	Pharmaceutical	Transportation

Differences between recreation facility attendant and gate attendant education

There are a few differences between a recreation facility attendant and a gate attendant in terms of educational background:

	Recreation Facility Attendant	Gate Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 70%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Recreation facility attendant vs gate attendant demographics

Here are the differences between recreation facility attendants' and gate attendants' demographics:

	Recreation Facility Attendant	Gate Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 57.5% Female, 42.5%	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.0% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 14.6% Asian, 6.1% White, 64.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1%	Black or African American, 9.1% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 17.1% Asian, 6.2% White, 61.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	7%	7%

Differences between recreation facility attendant and gate attendant duties and responsibilities

Recreation facility attendant example responsibilities.

Manage one-on-one and group social and physical sessions with long-term nursing and short-term rehabilitation residents
Examine injured persons, and administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation if necessary, utilizing training and medical supplies and equipment.
Attend to customers who have purchased their groceries online and wait at the curbside of the store for pickup.

Gate attendant example responsibilities.

Manage a team in setting up, serving, and bartending private events.
Tend to all gatehouse and entrances.
Maintain a clean and orderly gatehouse.
Check campers into campground, sell annual and daily passes to the park.
Assist in retail sales and knowledge of POS systems, as well as inventory.
Assist in scheduling trainings with the American RedCross for CPR, a and first aid.

Recreation facility attendant vs gate attendant skills

Common recreation facility attendant skills

CPR, 57%
Reservations, 7%
Front Desk, 6%
Emergency Situations, 5%
Facility Equipment, 4%
Athletic Fields, 4%

Common gate attendant skills

Cleanliness, 20%
Recordkeeping, 18%
Customer Service, 12%
Data Entry, 7%
Patrol, 6%
Computer System, 6%

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