Registration and front of house work at events: pay and how to get hired
Registration and front of house staff welcome people in: tickets, wristbands, badges, guest lists and questions. There are 525 live registration and front of house jobs on Event Job Site right now, the third biggest role on the site. In the US, jobs that list an hourly rate pay a median of $16.90 an hour (163 jobs).
What the work is
You scan tickets or check guests in on a tablet, print and hand out badges at conferences and exhibitions, and answer questions at information points.
Box office, cloakroom and guest services roles sit here too, along with ushers who show people to their seats.
It's a good first event job: clear tasks, lots of contact with people, and shifts that fit around other work.
What it pays
| Country | Median per hour | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | $16.90 | $15.00 to $19.00 | 163 |
Where the jobs are
What helps you get hired
- Checking tickets or showing people to their seats doesn't need an SIA licence in the UK. If a role includes refusing entry or removing people, it does, and the job should say so. (Source: GOV.UK, Check if you need an SIA licence to work at an event)
- Experience with people, a second language at international events, and being comfortable with a scanner app or tablet all help.
- 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 registration and front of house jobs at events pay?
In the US, the median is $16.90 an hour and half of jobs pay between $15.00 and $19.00, from 163 live jobs that list an hourly rate.
Where are most registration and front of house jobs?
Las Vegas, Nevada (13), New York, New York (12), Tampa, Florida (11) and Boston, Massachusetts (10).