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Join a group at school that puts on performances or assemblies—like theater or drama, the committee that plans dances, or something else!—to learn what goes into planning and running an event.

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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Assist patrons at entertainment events by performing duties, such as collecting admission tickets and passes from patrons, assisting in finding seats, searching for lost articles, and helping patrons locate such facilities as restrooms and telephones.

Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

Conventional

Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.

Social

Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.

Enterprising

Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.

Realistic

Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.

Artistic

Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.

Investigative

Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed

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.

Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

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.

Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.

Knowledge of principles and methods for showing, promoting, and selling products or services. This includes marketing strategy and tactics, product demonstration, sales techniques, and sales control systems.

Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.

Knowledge of economic and accounting principles and practices, the financial markets, banking, and the analysis and reporting of financial data.

Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

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.

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

Personal Care and Service Occupations

Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers

Greet patrons attending entertainment events.

Sell or collect admission tickets, passes, or facility memberships from patrons at entertainment events.

Settle seating disputes or help solve other customer concerns.

Examine tickets or passes to verify authenticity, using criteria such as color or date issued.

Provide assistance with patrons' special needs, such as helping those with wheelchairs.

Guide patrons to exits or provide other instructions or assistance in case of emergency.

Refuse admittance to undesirable persons or persons without tickets or passes.

Assist patrons by giving directions to points in or outside of the facility or providing information about local attractions.

Assist patrons in finding seats, lighting the way with flashlights, if necessary.

Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

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Career

What Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Do

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Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

Overview

Career

What Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers Do

Other Job Titles Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers May Have

Tasks & Responsibilities May Include

Education

Level of Education Attained by Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers

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