Costume Attendants

Definition

Select, fit and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers.

2004 employment: 3,500
Projected 2004-14 employment change: Faster than average
Most significant source of postsecondary education or training: Short-term on-the-job training

Costume attendants

2004 employment: 4,000
2014 projected employment: 4,000
employment numbers are rounded to the nearest thousand; percent changes are calculated with unrounded numbers
Change — numeric: 1,000; percent: 23.4%
2004 median annual earnings: $25,050; earnings group: low
2004 self-employed: 0.9%
2004 part-time employment: very high
2004 unemployment: very high
Typical education and training: Short-term on-the-job training
Educational attainment — high school: 36.2%; some college: 40.0%; bachelor's degree: 23.8%

source: Employment Matrix; about this section

National Average and Percentile Annual Earnings, May 2005

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

May 2005 Mean Annual Earnings and Employment, wage and salary workers

Costume attendants
— National
U.S.:	$28,990
— by State
AL:	$23,060
AZ:	$28,380
CA:	$32,090
CO:	$28,130
CT:	$34,610
FL:	$26,120
IN:	$24,290
LA:	$18,580
MA:	$41,290
MI:	$25,380
MN:	$29,200
MS:	$20,010
MO:	$23,450
NV:	$26,490
NJ:	$23,200
NY:	$43,520
NC:	n.a.
OH:	$28,670
PA:	$26,850
SC:	$20,780
TX:	$24,330
UT:	$20,370
VA:	$18,090
WA:	$34,090
WI:	$22,270
— by NAICS Industry Sector
61	$28,160
71	$29,640
72	$24,810
81	$25,060
92	$27,410
Also see State and Metropolitan Area and industry estimates of employment and percentile earnings for costume attendants.

Width of bars indicates mean annual wages; color of bars indicates employment.

source: Occupational Employment Statistics Program; about this section

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