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 |
| Minnesota | 30 | 2 | $21.52/hr | $2.35/hr | $8.75/hr | $12.53/hr | $21.27/hr | $30.04/hr | $34.87/hr |
| U S | 5,660 | 277 | $21.81/hr | $1.26/hr | $9.42/hr | $11.59/hr | $17.88/hr | $29.60/hr | $35.88/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 2010 - 2020 | |
| Floral Designers | 850 | $11.91/hr | -10.5% |
| Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers | 670 | $10.81/hr | N/A |
| Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers | 370 | $13.65/hr | 3.9% |
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.