Event staff work at events: pay and how to get hired
General event staff do a bit of everything: guest services, set-up, merchandise, queues and runners. There are 168 live event staff jobs on Event Job Site right now. In the US, jobs that list an hourly rate pay a median of $15.50 an hour (75 jobs).
What the work is
Tasks change with the event: setting up, guiding guests, selling merchandise, running messages and helping wherever the team is short.
It's the most flexible way into event work, and many people move on to a specific role from here.
What it pays
| Country | Median per hour | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | $15.50 | $14.00 to $18.45 | 75 |
What helps you get hired
- No formal qualifications are usually needed. Being friendly, on time and willing to switch tasks is what gets you asked back.
- Be ready to prove your right to work on your first shift. (Source: GOV.UK, Prove your right to work to an employer)
How we worked this out
We used every live job on Event Job Site: 3,543 jobs today, most of them listed from the employers' own careers pages and the rest posted with us directly. 1,429 of them list pay, 1,415 as an hourly rate.
Pay figures use hourly rates only, in the currency the employer gives. Where a job gives a range, we use the lower figure. We show the median (half of jobs pay more, half less) and the middle half of rates, so one unusual listing can't skew the picture. A role or place is shown only when at least 10 jobs list an hourly rate; smaller groups are left out rather than guessed.
The figures refresh from live jobs as employers post and close jobs. The "Figures updated" date at the top is when a figure last changed.
Questions people ask
How much do event staff jobs at events pay?
In the US, the median is $15.50 an hour and half of jobs pay between $14.00 and $18.45, from 75 live jobs that list an hourly rate.