Sports complex attendant vs gate attendant

The differences between sports complex 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 $26,839 average annual salary of a sports complex attendant.

The top three skills for a sports complex attendant include kids, soccer and CPR. The most important skills for a gate attendant are cleanliness, recordkeeping, and customer service.

Sports complex attendant vs gate attendant overview

	Sports Complex Attendant	Gate Attendant
Yearly salary	$26,839	$28,256
Hourly rate	$12.90	$13.58
Growth rate	-	-10%
Number of jobs	46,042	71,470
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Average age	34	34
Years of experience	-	-

Sports complex attendant vs gate attendant salary

Sports complex attendants and gate attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Sports Complex Attendant	Gate Attendant
Average salary	$26,839	$28,256
Salary range	Between $20,000 And $34,000	Between $22,000 And $36,000
Highest paying City	-	Buena Park, CA
Highest paying state	-	Washington
Best paying company	-	New York Botanical Garden
Best paying industry	-	Transportation

Differences between sports complex attendant and gate attendant education

There are a few differences between a sports complex attendant and a gate attendant in terms of educational background:

	Sports Complex Attendant	Gate Attendant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 60%	Bachelor's Degree, 40%
Most common major	Kinesiology	Business
Most common college	-	-

Sports complex attendant vs gate attendant demographics

Here are the differences between sports complex attendants' and gate attendants' demographics:

	Sports Complex Attendant	Gate Attendant
Average age	34	34
Gender ratio	Male, 74.2% Female, 25.8%	Male, 42.2% Female, 57.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 5.1% Hispanic or Latino, 17.7% Asian, 6.1% White, 60.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	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 sports complex attendant and gate attendant duties and responsibilities

Sports complex attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

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.

Sports complex attendant vs gate attendant skills

Common sports complex attendant skills

Kids, 34%
Soccer, 21%
CPR, 15%
Flag Football, 7%
Golf Carts, 7%
Front Desk, 4%

Common gate attendant skills

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

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