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Personal Care and Service

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.

Also called: Activities Attendant, Coaster Attendant, Golf Course Ranger, Golf Course Starter, Recreation Aide, Recreation Attendant

Median pay in Greater Boston
$34,660
$16.67/hr
Jobs in Greater Boston
3,680
Massachusetts 2024–2034
+5.0%
1,220 openings a year
Typical U.S. entry requirement
No formal educational credential
plus Short-term on-the-job training

Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.

Pay range in Greater Boston

Yearly pay in Greater Boston by percentile
10th25thMedian75th90th
$31,200$33,510$34,660$36,810$39,870

10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.

What you’d do

  • Sell tickets and collect fees from customers.
  • Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations.
  • Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures.
  • Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions.
  • Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons.
  • Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities.

AI and this job

AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.

Moderate exposure44 of 100

The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:

  • AIOE 32
  • Language-model AIOE 40
  • GPTs-are-GPTs 59

Observed AI use today: Some (Anthropic Economic Index)

AI exposure is moderate, and observed AI use is some. AI tools may help with ticket sales, fee collection, and answering common questions about rules and facilities. Directing guests, watching for safety problems, and handling emergencies or unruly patrons still need people on site.

Likely to change

  • Selling tickets and collecting fees
  • Answering routine questions about facilities and rules

Still relies on people

  • Directing guests and watching safety on site
  • Handling emergencies and unruly patrons

Written with AI from the data on this page. Check with a career coach before making a decision.

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Training near Boston

College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).

No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.

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