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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Perform 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. | Provide information about facilities, entertainment options, and rules and regulations. | |||
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Record details of attendance, sales, receipts, reservations, or repair activities. | ||||
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Monitor activities to ensure adherence to rules and safety procedures, or arrange for the removal of unruly patrons. | ||||
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Sell tickets and collect fees from customers. | ||||
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Keep informed of shut-down and emergency evacuation procedures. | ||||
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Clean sporting equipment, vehicles, rides, booths, facilities, or grounds. | ||||
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Operate machines to clean, smooth, and prepare the ice surfaces of rinks for activities such as skating, hockey, and curling. | ||||
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Announce or describe amusement park attractions to patrons to entice customers to games and other entertainment. | ||||
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Fasten safety devices for patrons, or provide them with directions for fastening devices. | ||||
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Inspect equipment to detect wear and damage and perform minor repairs, adjustments or maintenance tasks such as oiling parts. | ||||
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Operate, drive, or explain the use of mechanical riding devices or other automatic equipment in amusement parks, carnivals, or recreation areas. | ||||
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Rent, sell, or issue sporting equipment and supplies such as bowling shoes, golf balls, swimming suits, and beach chairs. | ||||
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Verify, collect, or punch tickets before admitting patrons to venues such as amusement parks and rides. | ||||
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Tend amusement booths in parks, carnivals, or stadiums, performing duties such as conducting games, photographing patrons, and awarding prizes. | ||||
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Direct patrons to rides, seats, or attractions. | ||||
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Provide assistance to patrons entering or exiting amusement rides, boats, or ski lifts, or mounting or dismounting animals. | ||||
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Sell and serve refreshments to customers. | ||||
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Schedule the use of recreation facilities such as golf courses, tennis courts, bowling alleys, and softball diamonds. | ||||
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Maintain inventories of equipment, storing and retrieving items and assembling and disassembling equipment as necessary. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Amusement and Recreation Attendants
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
- Knowledges
- Skills
- Abilites
- Tools and Technology
- Education and Experience
- Alternate Job Titles
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. | |||
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English Language | Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Adobe Systems Adobe PageMaker | Desktop publishing software | |||
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Calendar software | Calendar and scheduling software | |||
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Database software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Microsoft Excel | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Microsoft Internet Explorer | Internet browser software | |||
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Microsoft Outlook | Electronic mail software | |||
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Microsoft Word | Word processing software | |||
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Adding machines | Adding machines | |||
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Bowling pinsetting machines | Bowling equipment | |||
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Cable cars | Streetcars or tramway cars | |||
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Calculators | Calculators or accessories | |||
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Costumes | Costumes or accessories | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Electronic cash registers | Cash registers | |||
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Face masks | Costumes or accessories | |||
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Fax machines | Facsimile machines | |||
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Fertilizer spreaders | Fertilizer spreaders or distributors | |||
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Field painting machines | Paint sprayers | |||
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First aid kits | Emergency medical services first aid kits | |||
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Go-carts | Go cart | |||
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Hard hats | Hard hats | |||
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Hula-hoops | Balance or gross motor equipment | |||
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Irrigation sprinklers | Water sprinklers | |||
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J-bars | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Jump ropes | Jump ropes | |||
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Loudspeakers | Loudspeakers | |||
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Material transport trucks | Cargo trucks | |||
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Metallic glitter | Metallic glitter | |||
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Microphones | Microphones | |||
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Passenger vans | Minivans or vans | |||
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Photocopying equipment | Photocopiers | |||
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Riding mowers | Lawnmowers | |||
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Roller skates | Roller skates or roller blades | |||
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Rope tows | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Ski lifts | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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T-bars | Manlift or personnel lift | |||
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Vacuum cleaners | Vacuum cleaners | |||
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Water-based face paints | Water based paints | |||
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Wigs | Costumes or accessories | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
On-the-Job Training | Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Up to and including 1 month | |||
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Required Level of Education | High School Diploma (or GED or High School Equivalence Certificate) | |||
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Required Level of Education | Less than a High School Diploma | |||
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Related Work Experience | None | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Activities Attendant | |||
Alley Worker | |||
Amusement Park Worker | |||
Amusement or Recreation Card Checker | |||
Animal Ride Attendant | |||
Animal Rides Manager | |||
Arcade Attendant | |||
Artificial Snow Making Machine Operator | |||
Assistant | |||
Athletic Equipment Manager | |||
Athletic Events Scorer | |||
Attendant | |||
Ball Racker | |||
Ball Shagger | |||
Ball Worker | |||
Barker | |||
Basket Person | |||
Bat Person | |||
Beach Attendant | |||
Board Attendant | |||
Boat Camp Operator | |||
Boat Dock Operator | |||
Boathouse Keeper | |||
Booster | |||
Bowling Alley Attendant | |||
Bowling Floor Desk Clerk | |||
Bowling Floor Manager | |||
Bowling or Skating Front Desk Clerk | |||
Bridge Game Director | |||
Cabana Attendant | |||
Caddie | |||
Caddy | |||
Caller | |||
Car Usher | |||
Cardroom Attendant | |||
Cardroom Supervisor | |||
Carney | |||
Carnival Worker | |||
Clay Pigeon Loader | |||
Clay Pigeon Setter | |||
Clerk | |||
Coach Driver | |||
Community Center Coordinator | |||
Concession Attendant | |||
Cue Worker | |||
Curb Worker | |||
Dance Hall Host/Hostess | |||
Dance Hall Hostess | |||
Desk Clerk | |||
Desk Monitor | |||
Dog Track Kennel Manager | |||
Donkey Ride Operator | |||
Dude Wrangler | |||
Equipment Manager | |||
Ferris Wheel Attendant | |||
Ferris Wheel Operator | |||
Flagger | |||
Floor Attendant | |||
Floorperson | |||
Floorwalker | |||
Front Desk Clerk | |||
Fun House Operator | |||
Game Attendant | |||
Golf Caddie | |||
Golf Caddy | |||
Golf Course Assistant | |||
Golf Course Starter | |||
Golf Range Attendant | |||
Gym Attendant | |||
Hospitality Aide | |||
Host/Hostess | |||
Hotel Casino Floorperson | |||
Ice Rink Attendant | |||
Ice Scraper | |||
Jinrikisha Driver | |||
Jukebox Operator | |||
Locker Room Attendant | |||
Magician Helper | |||
Merry Go Round Attendant | |||
Merry Go Round Operator | |||
Miniature Train Driver | |||
Monitor Worker | |||
Operator | |||
Park Attendant | |||
Parking Attendant | |||
Pick Up Attendant | |||
Pier Master | |||
Pier Master Assistant | |||
Pin Chaser | |||
Pin Machine Operator | |||
Pin Setter | |||
Pony Ride Operator | |||
Pony Worker | |||
Pool Hand | |||
Pool Table Operator | |||
Poolroom Table Attendant | |||
Pull Tab Dealer | |||
Pull Worker | |||
Rack Worker | |||
Racker | |||
Receiving Barn Custodian | |||
Record Changer | |||
Recreation Aide | |||
Recreation Assistant | |||
Recreation Attendant | |||
Recreation Clerk | |||
Recreation Facility Attendant | |||
Recreation Leader | |||
Recreation Programmer | |||
Recreational Assistant | |||
Ride Attendant | |||
Ride Operator | |||
Rides Attendant | |||
Rides Supervisor | |||
Rink Rat | |||
Rinkman | |||
Roller Coaster Operator | |||
Rolling Chair Pusher | |||
Rope Tow Operator | |||
Score Caller | |||
Scoreboard Operator | |||
Scorekeeper | |||
Shag | |||
Shagger | |||
Shuffle Board Operator | |||
Skate Hop | |||
Skate Shop Attendant | |||
Skeet Operator | |||
Ski Lift Attendant | |||
Ski Lift Operator | |||
Ski Tow Operator | |||
Slot Machine Department Floorperson | |||
Snow Blower | |||
Snow Maker | |||
Social Staff Worker | |||
Spieler | |||
Sports Complex Attendant | |||
Stadium Attendant | |||
Starter | |||
Stickman | |||
Sweat Box Attendant | |||
Swimming Pool Attendant | |||
Swing Ride Operator | |||
Table Keeper | |||
Tableman | |||
Take-Off Man | |||
Take-Off Worker | |||
Target Setter | |||
Tow Operator | |||
Train Operator | |||
Trap Operator | |||
Trap Puller | |||
Trap Setter | |||
Turntable Operator | |||
Weight Guesser | |||
Wharf Attendant | |||
Whip | |||
Whip Operator | |||
Wired Music Operator | |||
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