Usher/ticket taker vs door captain

The differences between usher/ticket takers and door captains can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a door captain has an average salary of $37,048, which is higher than the $29,285 average annual salary of a usher/ticket taker.

The top three skills for a usher/ticket taker include cleanliness, guest complaints and excellent guest. The most important skills for a door captain are hotel guests, front door, and front desk.

Usher/ticket taker vs door captain overview

	Usher/Ticket Taker	Door Captain
Yearly salary	$29,285	$37,048
Hourly rate	$14.08	$17.81
Growth rate	-	1%
Number of jobs	1,556	3,530
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Average age	43	43
Years of experience	-	-

Usher/ticket taker vs door captain salary

Usher/ticket takers and door captains have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Usher/Ticket Taker	Door Captain
Average salary	$29,285	$37,048
Salary range	Between $21,000 And $40,000	Between $22,000 And $60,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between usher/ticket taker and door captain education

There are a few differences between a usher/ticket taker and a door captain in terms of educational background:

	Usher/Ticket Taker	Door Captain
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 40%	Bachelor's Degree, 73%
Most common major	Business	Social Work
Most common college	-	-

Usher/ticket taker vs door captain demographics

Here are the differences between usher/ticket takers' and door captains' demographics:

	Usher/Ticket Taker	Door Captain
Average age	43	43
Gender ratio	Male, 50.8% Female, 49.2%	Male, 74.1% Female, 25.9%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 9.0% Unknown, 5.3% Hispanic or Latino, 23.6% Asian, 7.2% White, 53.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.0%	Black or African American, 10.4% Unknown, 4.8% Hispanic or Latino, 18.9% Asian, 4.8% White, 60.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.9%
LGBT Percentage	13%	13%

Differences between usher/ticket taker and door captain duties and responsibilities

Usher/ticket taker example responsibilities.

Maintain theater cleanliness, work concession stand, patron direction and security
Check credentials in VIP sections.
Control access for employees, media, VIP s and participants.
Help with efforts to drive sales revenues to meet or exceed daily sales quotas for AMC memberships.
Maintain cleanliness and presentation of seating sections and mezzanine areas.
Work in the premiere section of the Cinemark theater interfacing with customers mainly 21 and up

Door captain example responsibilities.

Lead a platoon that earn numerous awards for jamming opposition force artillery nets and conducting counterattacks on opposition electronic warfare platoons.
Direct the installation, operation and maintenance of military radio and telecommunications assets for combat infantry units and fix telephone facilities.
Unload residents' parcels & groceries from vehicles into carts & place in lobby.

Usher/ticket taker vs door captain skills

Common usher/ticket taker skills

Cleanliness, 27%
Guest Complaints, 21%
Excellent Guest, 10%
Direct Patrons, 5%
Safety Rules, 5%
Guest Tickets, 4%

Common door captain skills

Hotel Guests, 25%
Front Door, 25%
Front Desk, 23%
Hotel Facilities, 14%
Customer Service, 13%