Amusement and Recreation Attendants
Perform a variety of attending duties at amusement or recreation facility. May schedule use of recreation facilities, maintain and provide equipment to participants of sporting events or recreational pursuits, or operate amusement concessions and rides.
397,830 people do this job in the US. $32,150 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 20%
- 0%
- 80%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 3%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 20%. Today's estimate: 20%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 17 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maintain inventories of equipment, storing and retrieving items and assembling and disassembling equipment as necessary.Done daily by most who do it. | 16% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.Done daily by most who do it. | 13% | 13 min4 min to 38 min | Stays with people | |
| Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.Done daily by most who do it. | 11% | 13 min4 min to 33 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Inspect equipment to detect wear and damage and perform minor repairs, adjustments, or maintenance tasks, such as oiling parts.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds.Done daily by most who do it. | 8% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Operate, drive, or explain the use of mechanical riding devices or other automatic equipment in amusement parks, carnivals, or recreation areas.Done more than monthly by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min8 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.Done daily by most who do it. AI observed on this task. | 6% | 4 min2 min to 8 min | Stays with people | |
| Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 5% | 4 min3 min to 8 min | Stays with people | |
| Announce or describe amusement park attractions to patrons to entice customers to games and other entertainment.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 7 min3 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 3 min2 min to 4 min | Stays with people | |
| Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides, boats, or ski lifts, or mounting or dismounting animals.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 3% | 4 min2 min to 8 min | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
- Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants3% now, 3% by 2028
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops8% now, 8% by 2028
- Parking Attendants0% now, 0% by 2028
- Counter and Rental Clerks53% now, 53% by 2028
- Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers3% now, 6% by 2028
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand11% now, 11% by 2028
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).