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Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants

Typical education: High school diplomaLower pressure Bright Outlook

What they do

Provide personal items to patrons or customers in locker rooms, dressing rooms, or coatrooms.

Kinds of work

  • Conventional: Organizing information, following clear procedures and working with data and details.
  • Realistic: Hands-on work with tools, machines, plants or animals, often outdoors.
  • Social: Helping, teaching, caring for and supporting other people.

Lower pressure: How much pressure workers in this job report: deadlines, conflict, dealing with upset people, the cost of mistakes, responsibility for others' safety, competition and long hours. It varies a lot from one employer to the next. Source: U.S. Department of Labor worker surveys.

Pay, tasks and more

Salary

United States $36,300 Median per year · $17.45/hr Most earn $26,590–$54,260

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.

What you might do

  • Collect soiled linen or clothing for laundering.
  • Clean facilities such as floors or locker rooms.
  • Maintain a lost-and-found collection.
  • Clean and polish footwear, using brushes, sponges, cleaning fluid, polishes, waxes, liquid or sole dressing, and daubers.
  • Report and document safety hazards, potentially hazardous conditions, and unsafe practices and procedures.
  • Assign dressing room facilities, locker space, or clothing containers to patrons of athletic or bathing establishments.

Job outlook

Bright Outlook Rapid Growth

United States
6% more jobs by 2035, faster than average · about 4,000 openings a year

Openings include new jobs and jobs left by workers who retire or change careers. Projections: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Bright Outlook": U.S. Department of Labor.

Where they work

  • Personal care services18.0%
  • Fitness and recreational sports centers6.9%
  • Elementary and secondary schools4.7%
  • Casino hotels3.6%
  • Spectator sports3.4%

Share of all workers in this career. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Employment Matrix.

Experience before this job: 3 to 6 months

Some people start through an apprenticeship: paid training on the job, often with classes. Search apprenticeships on Apprenticeship.gov (opens in a new tab) ↗

Career path

How people usually get into this career, from school to their first job and beyond.

Typical education: High school diplomaExperience before this job: 3 to 6 monthsEntry-level

Locker Room Attendant is an entry-level job. You can usually start with a high school diploma, and most people spend a few months learning the job on the way in.

  1. High school diploma

    4 years

    Finish high school, building reading, math, and people skills that the job relies on every day.

  2. Customer service job, such as Counter and Rental Clerk

    1-3 months

    A short stint helping customers at a counter or front desk teaches you to handle requests, keep track of items, and stay friendly under pressure.

  3. Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendant

    3-6 months of experience before or while in the role

    You hand out and keep track of personal items for patrons in locker rooms, dressing rooms, or coatrooms, and build the experience employers look for.

Where it can lead

  1. Concierge

    6 months to 1 year of experience first

    Concierges handle bigger guest requests, such as travel plans and reservations, which takes more planning and local knowledge than attendant work.

What you can do now

Ideas for high school and college students.

In high school

  • Take math and English classes seriouslyStrong reading and math skills help with writing, counting, and keeping accurate records.
  • Get a starter job in customer serviceA part-time job at a store, restaurant, or gym teaches you to greet people and handle requests.
  • Volunteer at a community event or venueHelping check coats, guide people, or manage supplies shows you what this kind of work feels like.
  • Join a club that involves teamwork or leadershipClubs help you practice being responsible and friendly with a range of people.
  • Learn basic computer skillsMany attendant and front-desk jobs use simple computer systems to log items and check people in.

In college

  • Take a public speaking or customer service courseClear communication and handling people politely are central to attendant work.
  • Get a campus job at a front desk, recreation center, or libraryCampus jobs give you the customer service and item-tracking experience employers look for.
  • Volunteer at campus or city eventsChecking in guests and keeping belongings organized builds the same skills in a busy setting.
  • Earn a basic first-aid or safety certificateMany venues value staff who can stay calm and help when something goes wrong.
  • Join a student organization that runs eventsEvent teams teach you to stay organized, follow instructions, and work with a group.

Tips for getting started

  • Look for entry-level customer service jobs at gyms, hotels, event venues, or stores. Those jobs give you the few months of experience many employers ask for.
  • Practice keeping careful track of items and tickets. Being accurate and trustworthy matters most in this job.
  • Check pay for attendants near you on your career results page. That page also shows the full range and what it looks like nationally.

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Education, experience and related careers: U.S. Department of Labor. The step-by-step path, where it can lead and what you can do now were written by AI as typical examples; many people take other ways.

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