Leisure and theme park attendants: average salary and pay in the UK
Full-time leisure and theme park attendants in the UK earned a median £22,294 in the year to 5 April 2025, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE): 43% less than the £39,039 median for all full-time jobs.
What the figures show
Just 4 of 382 occupations with a published full-time median are lower.
Median full-time pay: women £21,689 a year, men £22,778 a year.
Most jobs here are part-time: 9,000 of about 52,000 are full-time.
Since 2021 the median has risen 36.8% (from £16,298), faster than the 25.0% for all jobs.
The Annual Population Survey counts 45,900 people in this line of work across the UK.
Pay distribution, 2025 provisional
| Gross pay | Full-time, annual | Full-time, weekly | Full-time, hourly | All, weekly | All, hourly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | – | – | – | £29.70* | £10.78 |
| 20th percentile | £15,224* | £420.80 | £12.21 | £54.50 | – |
| 25th percentile | £16,655* | £432.00 | £12.36 | £65.50* | £12.21 |
| 30th percentile | £17,784* | £439.90 | £12.46 | £78.10 | £12.21 |
| 40th percentile | £20,416* | £478.30 | £12.64 | £97.40* | £12.37 |
| Median (50th percentile) | £22,294* | £505.30 | £13.12 | £137.00* | £12.67 |
| 60th percentile | £24,734* | £529.70 | £13.64 | £186.60* | £13.33 |
| 70th percentile | £26,045* | £561.20 | £14.00 | £235.00* | £13.96 |
| 75th percentile | – | £592.30* | £14.62 | £279.60* | £14.24 |
| 80th percentile | – | – | – | £333.20* | £14.66 |
| Mean | £22,456 | £540.80 | £13.58 | £203.40 | £13.14 |
Pay since 2021
| ASHE year | Full-time, annual median | Full-time, weekly median | Full-time, hourly median | All, weekly median | Jobs (thousands, indicative) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 revised | £16,298* | £330.40 | £8.80 | £164.70* | 19 |
| 2022 revised | – | £354.40 | £9.59 | £170.80* | 39 |
| 2023 revised | £17,888* | £436.80 | £11.31 | £127.60* | 37 |
| 2024 revised | £22,407* | £445.90 | £12.56 | £116.50* | 35 |
| 2025 provisional | £22,294* | £505.30 | £13.12 | £137.00* | 52 |
Leisure and theme park attendants by region
UK: 45,900 (± 8,300), April 2025 to March 2026.
Annual Population Survey (Nomis)
What leisure and theme park attendants do
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. (ONS SOC 2020, 9267)
Also covers: arcade assistant, art gallery assistant, cinema attendant, museum attendant, ride operator, steward (sports ground), usher, amusement attendant, arcade attendant, balloon crew, balloon decorator, blue coat, camp attendant, cinema assistant, cinema host, cinema operative, cinema worker and circus hand (76 titles in the ONS coding index).
- 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
There are no formal academic entry requirements. Training is typically received on-the-job.
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ASHE Table 14: 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 · coding index · notes · 15 October 2026