Ticket seller vs ticket broker

The differences between ticket sellers and ticket brokers can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a ticket broker has an average salary of $52,732, which is higher than the $28,974 average annual salary of a ticket seller.

The top three skills for a ticket seller include cash handling, ticket sales and customer service. The most important skills for a ticket broker are customer service, ticket sales, and POS.

Ticket seller vs ticket broker overview

	Ticket Seller	Ticket Broker
Yearly salary	$28,974	$52,732
Hourly rate	$13.93	$25.35
Growth rate	-10%	5%
Number of jobs	1,060	2,324
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Average age	34	40
Years of experience	-	-

Ticket seller vs ticket broker salary

Ticket sellers and ticket brokers have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Ticket Seller	Ticket Broker
Average salary	$28,974	$52,732
Salary range	Between $23,000 And $35,000	Between $37,000 And $75,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between ticket seller and ticket broker education

There are a few differences between a ticket seller and a ticket broker in terms of educational background:

	Ticket Seller	Ticket Broker
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 65%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	-	University of Pennsylvania

Ticket seller vs ticket broker demographics

Here are the differences between ticket sellers' and ticket brokers' demographics:

	Ticket Seller	Ticket Broker
Average age	34	40
Gender ratio	Male, 31.6% Female, 68.4%	Male, 78.1% Female, 21.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 8.8% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 20.7% Asian, 7.6% White, 56.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 5.2% Hispanic or Latino, 16.3% Asian, 5.9% White, 61.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.5%
LGBT Percentage	5%	8%

Differences between ticket seller and ticket broker duties and responsibilities

Ticket seller example responsibilities.

Manage ticket sales on game day, throughout the season, and during the off-season for all NCAA events.
Use Paciolan POS ticketing system to run audits and balance cash drawer.
Box boy duties include bagging groceries and helping customers, stocking shelves, helping customers with can returns and general cleaning.
Issue tickets, addressed guest concerns, and promoted/sold AMC reward program memberships.

Ticket broker example responsibilities.

Manage, inspect, photograph, and create reports biweekly for U.S. department of HUD and Fannie Mae assign properties.
Solicit profitable freight brokerage business by marketing transportation capability via direct sales calls, telephone and direct mail marketing activity.
Use Paciolan POS system to create patron house accounts and pull season ticket orders.

Ticket seller vs ticket broker skills

Common ticket seller skills

Cash Handling, 31%
Ticket Sales, 25%
Customer Service, 13%
Reservations, 7%
Sell Tickets, 5%
Cash Drawers, 2%

Common ticket broker skills

Customer Service, 53%
Ticket Sales, 26%
POS, 20%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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