Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an usher can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an usher already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Ushers assist visitors by showing their way in a big building such as a theatre, stadium or concert hall. They check visitors' tickets for authorized access, give directions to their seats and answer questions. Ushers may take on security monitoring tasks and alert security personnel when required.

Also known as court usher, event usher, usher supervisor, groomsman, ticket taker, church usher.

Elementary occupations 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: cloak room attendant, 46%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
cloak room attendant 46% covered locker room attendant 37% covered door supervisor 34% covered crowd controller 30% covered gate guard 28% covered usher You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from usher, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an usher already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An usher needs 9 required skills and areas of knowledge. They say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • distribute programmes at the venue assisting and caring
  • explain features in accommodation venue assisting and caring
  • monitor guest access assisting and caring
  • sell tickets communication, collaboration and creativity
  • provide directions to guests assisting and caring
  • check tickets at venue entry assisting and caring
  • greet guests assisting and caring
  • maintain customer service communication, collaboration and creativity
  • communicate with customers communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an usher does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Usher is filed under Elementary occupations, ISCO major group 9. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an usher’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.