SOC 39-3031 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Worcester, MA is $32,150. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $36,980. Employment is 150.

Median annual wage

$32,150

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,370
Median
$32,150
75th percentile
$35,090
90th percentile
$36,980
Mean
$34,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $36,980. The difference is $5,780, which is 18.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $31,370 to the 75th at $35,090, covers $3,720.

The mean annual wage is $34,320, which sits above the median of $32,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Worcester, MA median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $32,910 for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,359, which is 4.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.3% lower than the Massachusetts median of $33,940.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $32,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers at $31,359 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers. Worcester, MA ranks 14th of 14 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 49 miles away, with a median of $34,020 and employment of 1,710. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $31,423, against $31,359 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 53 miles away, with a median of $34,420 and employment of 420. That median is 7.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,500, against $31,359 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $33,780 and employment of 440. That median is 5.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $33,192, against $31,359 here.

Employment share

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Worcester, MA (150 of 349,880). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (121,770 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers make in Worcester, MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers in Worcester, MA is $32,150. The 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $36,980. Employment is 150.

How does that compare with the national median for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

The local median is 2.3% lower than the national median of $32,910.

What is Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers pay in Worcester, MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Worcester, MA is 102.523, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $32,150 is $31,359. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Worcester, MA compare with nearby metros for Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers?

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 49 miles away, at $34,020. Worcester, MA ranks 14th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.