DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
39-3092 Costume Attendants
Occupational Description:
Select, fit, and take care of costumes for cast members, and aid entertainers. May assist with multiple costume changes during performances.| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| EDR 11 - 7 County Twin Cities | 190 | 31 | $24.60/hr | $1.60/hr | $15.82/hr | $18.73/hr | $24.66/hr | $29.30/hr | $34.06/hr |
| Minnesota | 210 | 32 | $24.13/hr | $1.28/hr | $15.83/hr | $18.33/hr | $23.84/hr | $28.94/hr | $33.36/hr |
| U S | 7,460 | 739 | $23.97/hr | $0.77/hr | $11.93/hr | $14.59/hr | $20.27/hr | $27.18/hr | $42.96/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change - | |
| Floral Designers | 260 | $18.81/hr | N/A |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 160 | $19.71/hr | N/A |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 20 | $26.28/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Costume Attendants
- Inventories stock to determine types and condition of costuming available and selects costumes based on historical analysis and studies.
- Studies books, pictures, and examples of period clothing to determine styles worn during specific period in history.
- Designs and constructs costume or sends it to tailor for construction or major repairs and alterations.
- Purchases or rents costumes and other wardrobe accessories from vendor.
- Assists cast in donning costumes or assigns cast dresser to assist specific cast members with costume changes.
- Arranges or directs cast dresser to arrange costumes on clothing racks in sequence of appearance.
- Examines costume fit on cast member, and sketches or writes notes for alterations.
- Analyzes or reviews analysis of script to determine locale of story, period, number of characters, and costumes required per character.
- Repairs, alters, cleans, presses, and refits costume prior to performance and cleans and stores costume following performance.
