How to become a leisure and theme park attendant

Official title: Leisure and theme park attendants

Also called: Attendant, Camp attendant, Club attendant, Lane attendant, Pier attendant, Hotel attendant, Rides attendant, Stall attendant, Arcade attendant, Cinema attendant, Museum attendant, Studio attendant

Leisure and theme park attendants monitor the operation of amusement arcades, check tickets of entry to theatres and cinemas and show people to their seats, operate rides at funfairs and theme parks, entertain and look after guests at holiday camps and supervise museums and art galleries.

Main tasks

• Checks tickets of people entering cinemas, theatres and sporting events, and directs people to their seats
• Provides information and monitors exhibition spaces in museums and art galleries
• Operates rides and supervises stalls at fairgrounds and amusement parks
• Issues change at amusement arcades, monitors the operation of arcade machines and empties coins from machines
• Welcomes holidaymakers, provides information about holiday camp, organises and participates in entertainment and activities for guests

How to become one

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job.

Pay · Outlook

• Median full-time pay: £22,294 a year The middle half earn £16,655 to null.
• About 40,400 people work in this job now, and about 38,900 are projected by 2035. (-3.7%)

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• Bar and catering supervisors
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• Kitchen and catering assistants
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• Bar staff
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Questions people ask

How do I become a leisure and theme park attendant?

There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job.

How much does a leisure and theme park attendant earn in the UK?

Median full-time pay is £22,294 a year (Office for National Statistics).

Is a leisure and theme park attendant a growing career in the UK?

Employment is projected to fall 4% by 2035, from about 40,400 to about 38,900 people (Department for Education).

Do you need a degree to become a leisure and theme park attendant?

Not always. 30% of people in this job hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Sources

• Office for National Statistics: Annual Population Survey: employment by occupation (April 2025 to March 2026), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Office for National Statistics: SOC 2020 Volume 1: structure and descriptions (2026-08-27 edition), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Department for Education: Skills Imperative 2035: employment projections by occupation (2021 to 2035 (Warwick IER / Cambridge Econometrics)), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03
• Office for National Statistics: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14 (2025 provisional), OGL v3.0, retrieved 2026-10-03

Updated 2026-10-03