Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers build coordination, service orientation and social perceptiveness 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 Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (90%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks | 90% | $35,070 | +7% | None |
| 2 | Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop | 89% | $31,200 | −5% | None |
| 3 | Cashiers | 87% | $32,880 | 0% | None |
| 4 | Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | 84% | $44,390 | +35% | None |
| 5 | Counter and Rental Clerks | 83% | $41,300 | +25% | None |
| 6 | Baggage Porters and Bellhops | 83% | $37,080 | +13% | None |
| 7 | Receptionists and Information Clerks | 81% | $38,010 | +15% | None |
| 8 | Waiters and Waitresses | 80% | $35,230 | +7% | None |
| 9 | Flight Attendants | 79% | $63,580 | +93% | None |
| 10 | Customer Service Representatives | 79% | $44,770 | +36% | None |
Compared with Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, median $32,910. 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.
How important each skill is in work as ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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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.
90% skill match · $35,070 · +7% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Technology Design · Judgment and Decision Making
89% skill match · $31,200 · −5% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Instructing
87% skill match · $32,880 · 0% pay
Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Judgment and Decision Making
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks (90% skill match, median $35,070), Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop (89% skill match, median $31,200) and Cashiers (87% skill match, median $32,880), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 22 pay more than ushers, lobby attendants, and ticket takers at the median. The biggest increases: First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (+94%, $63,820), Flight Attendants (+93%, $63,580) and Postal Service Clerks (+89%, $62,130).
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
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.