Skip to content
Career Change Finder

Jobs for Former Costume Attendants

Costume Attendants build coordination, social perceptiveness and service orientation skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (74%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

Skills you enjoy

Pick the skills you want to keep using. The list re-ranks.

Sorted by skill match.

25 careers that use your skills

  1. 1Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance
    74%
    Median pay
    $97,150
    Pay change
    +93%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  2. 2Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
    74%
    Median pay
    $62,750
    Pay change
    +25%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  3. 3Fashion Designers
    72%
    Median pay
    $80,960
    Pay change
    +61%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  4. 4Choreographers
    66%
    Median pay
    $55,310
    Pay change
    +10%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  5. 5Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers
    64%
    Median pay
    $41,600
    Pay change
    −17%
    Extra educationNone
  6. 6Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers
    64%
    Median pay
    $39,390
    Pay change
    −22%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  7. 7Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers
    63%
    Median pay
    $41,640
    Pay change
    −17%
    Extra educationNone
  8. 8Models
    61%
    Median pay
    $48,470
    Pay change
    −4%
    Extra educationNone
  9. 9Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
    60%
    Median pay
    $52,540
    Pay change
    +4%
    Extra educationCertificate or associate
  10. 10Interior Designers
    60%
    Median pay
    $67,190
    Pay change
    +33%
    Extra educationBachelor's degree

Compared with Costume Attendants, median $50,400. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as costume attendants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Coordination3.12
Social Perceptiveness3.00
Service Orientation2.88
Persuasion2.75
Negotiation2.75
Time Management2.75

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Equipment Selection
  • Complex Problem Solving
  • Equipment Maintenance

Free and low-cost training: use the CareerOneStop training finder below.

Your top 3 moves, up close

A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.

Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance

74% skill match · $97,150 · +93% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (33% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • A certification can help.
  • On-the-job training: none or short demonstration.

Skills to add

Management of Financial Resources · Equipment Selection · Judgment and Decision Making

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common
  • Long hours on your feet
  • Work outdoors in all weather

Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers

74% skill match · $62,750 · +25% pay

First step

  • Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (41% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • On-the-job training: over 6 months, up to and including 1 year.

Skills to add

Quality Control Analysis · Operations Monitoring · Programming

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common

Fashion Designers

72% skill match · $80,960 · +61% pay

First step

  • Most common education: Bachelor's Degree (51% of workers).
  • Usually needs vocational training or an associate degree — more preparation than your current job.
  • On-the-job training: over 3 months, up to and including 6 months.

Skills to add

Complex Problem Solving · Judgment and Decision Making · Management of Personnel Resources

Is this right for you?

  • Tight deadlines are common

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

Former costume attendants can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Find an American Job CenterFind training programs

Links go to CareerOneStop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor.

Questions former costume attendants ask

What jobs can former costume attendants do?

The closest matches are Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (74% skill match, median $97,150), Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers (74% skill match, median $62,750) and Fashion Designers (72% skill match, median $80,960), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which costume attendant career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 12 pay more than costume attendants at the median. The biggest increases: Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (+93%, $97,150), Fashion Designers (+61%, $80,960) and Interior Designers (+33%, $67,190).

Do former costume attendants need another degree?

15 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.

Keep exploring

Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses