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The annual wage in the amusement parks industry was far below the median across all industries.
- The middle of summer means trips to the amusement park for many American families.
- According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, amusement parks and arcades employ workers in a variety of occupations.
- Here's what the typical worker in each of those occupations makes annually.
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America is in the middle of summer vacation season - and for many families, that means taking a trip to an amusement park. But how much do the workers who keep the roller coasters moving make?
The Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment Statistics program offers data on employment and wages across different occupations and industries.
According to that report, the amusement parks and arcades industry employed about 206,820 people in May 2018, the most recent period for which data is available. Jobs in the industry tend to be lower-paying than average: The median annual wage in the amusement parks and arcades industry was $23,640, far below the median across all industries of $38,640.
Here are all the occupations with at least 1,000 employees in the amusement parks and arcades industry, ranked from lowest to highest median annual wage, along with the number of people employed in each.