NOC 2021 · 65211 · TEER 5
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport
Unit group 65211 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Operators and attendants in amusement, recreation and sport assist patrons, collect tickets and fees and supervise the use of recreational and sports equipment. They are employed by amusement parks, fairs, exhibitions, carnivals, arenas, billiard parlours, bowling alleys, golf courses, ski centres, tennis clubs, campgrounds and other recreational and sports facilities.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- amusement attraction operator
- amusement concession operator
- amusement park attendant
- amusement ride attendant
- amusement ride operator
- arena ice patroller
- artificial ice maker - rink
- athletic equipment attendant
- athletic equipment custodian
- attendance checker
- bicycle rental attendant
- billiard parlour attendant
- billiards ballracker
- bingo caller
- bingo floor attendant
- bingo floorman/woman
- bingo hall attendant
- boat rental attendant
- bowling alley attendant
- bowling pinsetter
- boxing second
- bungee jump attendant
- cable car operator
- caddie
- campground attendant
- campground gate attendant
- campground supervisor
- campground worker
- carousel operator
- clubhouse attendant
- drive-in theatre attendant
- driving range attendant
- ferris wheel operator
- fun house operator
- game booth operator
- game concession operator
- go-kart ride attendant
- go-kart track attendant
- golf course attendant
- golf course ranger
- golf course starter
- golf range attendant
- gondola operator
- ice rink attendant
- J-bar attendant
- J-bar operator
- jockey helper
- jockey room custodian
- jockey valet
- leisure and sports attendant
- leisure attendant
- leisure facility attendant
- merry-go-round operator
- mini-golf attendant
- park attendant
- park receptionist
- park supervisor
- pony ride operator
- pool parlour attendant
- recreation and sports attendant
- recreation attendant
- recreation park attendant
- recreational camp attendant
- recreational facility attendant
- ride attendant
- rink attendant
- rink ice maker
- rink icer
- rink supervisor
- rope tow attendant
- rope tow operator
- shooting gallery operator
- skate sharpener
- ski lift attendant
- ski lift operator
- ski tow attendant
- ski tow operator
- snowmaker
- snowmaking equipment operator
- snowmaking facility attendant
- snowmaking machine operator
- sports and leisure attendant
- sports and recreation attendant
- sports attendant
- sports centre attendant
- sports equipment attendant
- sports equipment custodian
- sports facility attendant
- T-bar attendant
- T-bar operator
- technical assistant - sports and leisure
- tennis court attendant
- tourist camp attendant
- trailer campsite attendant
- trailer park attendant
- waterslide attendant
- zamboni driver
What it pays, and where it is hiring
Job Bank publishes a wage estimate and a three-year employment outlook for each occupation, region by region. Both are below as published — where an estimate is missing from the source it is missing here too, because the alternative is inventing one.
Across Canada
$17.50 an hour
Low $15.00, high $27.00
Where it pays most
- Chaudière-Appalaches · Quebec$20.00
- Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean · Quebec$20.00
- Stratford--Bruce Peninsula · Ontario$20.00
- Northwest · Ontario$20.00
- Vancouver Island and Coast · British Columbia$20.00
Economic regions only. A province’s figure is an average over the regions inside it, so including one would rank a province above its own best region and read as a finding.
By province and territory
| Where | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $18.00 | $16.00 – $28.00 | Moderate |
| Prince Edward Island | $17.00 | $16.50 – $23.00 | Moderate |
| Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $16.50 – $26.45 | Good |
| New Brunswick | $18.75 | $15.65 – $28.00 | Limited |
| Quebec | $17.00 | $16.10 – $27.00 | Limited |
| Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $27.50 | Moderate |
| Manitoba | $16.00 | $16.00 – $25.84 | Limited |
| Saskatchewan | $15.35 | $15.35 – $25.00 | Moderate |
| Alberta | $16.78 | $15.00 – $28.00 | Moderate |
| British Columbia | $19.00 | $17.85 – $27.00 | Limited |
| Yukon Territory | $17.94 | $17.94 – $24.59 | Limited |
| Northwest Territories | $20.24 | $16.70 – $23.93 | Limited |
| Nunavut | $19.00 | $19.00 – $27.11 | Undetermined |
By economic region
The 72 economic regions where Job Bank publishes a wage or a rated outlook, of 72.
| Where | Province | Median hourly | Low to high | Outlook 2025–2027 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avalon Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | $17.07 | $16.00 – $25.00 | Moderate |
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula | Newfoundland and Labrador | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador | Newfoundland and Labrador | $18.50 | $16.00 – $26.86 | Moderate |
| Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay | Newfoundland and Labrador | $17.62 | $16.00 – $26.50 | Moderate |
| Cape Breton | Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $16.50 – $30.50 | Good |
| North Shore | Nova Scotia | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Annapolis Valley | Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $16.50 – $22.13 | Good |
| Southern | Nova Scotia | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Halifax | Nova Scotia | $16.50 | $16.50 – $26.45 | Good |
| Campbellton--Miramichi | New Brunswick | $18.00 | $15.65 – $26.88 | Very limited |
| Moncton--Richibucto | New Brunswick | $18.75 | $15.65 – $30.00 | Limited |
| Saint John--St. Stephen | New Brunswick | $18.27 | $15.65 – $27.91 | Limited |
| Fredericton--Oromocto | New Brunswick | $17.96 | $15.65 – $21.72 | Limited |
| Edmundston--Woodstock | New Brunswick | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine | Quebec | $18.00 | $18.00 – $28.74 | Limited |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent | Quebec | $17.00 | $16.10 – $27.00 | Limited |
| Capitale-Nationale | Quebec | $17.25 | $16.10 – $25.00 | Moderate |
| Chaudière-Appalaches | Quebec | $20.00 | $16.10 – $30.00 | Limited |
| Estrie | Quebec | $17.50 | $16.10 – $28.00 | Limited |
| Centre-du-Québec | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Montérégie | Quebec | $16.10 | $16.10 – $20.00 | Moderate |
| Montréal | Quebec | $16.25 | $16.10 – $21.43 | Moderate |
| Laval | Quebec | $16.65 | $16.10 – $20.00 | Moderate |
| Lanaudière | Quebec | $17.00 | $16.10 – $27.00 | Limited |
| Laurentides | Quebec | $17.00 | $16.10 – $27.00 | Limited |
| Outaouais | Quebec | $18.00 | $16.10 – $30.06 | Limited |
| Abitibi-Témiscamingue | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Mauricie | Quebec | $18.00 | $16.10 – $24.75 | Limited |
| Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean | Quebec | $20.00 | $16.10 – $30.00 | Limited |
| Côte-Nord | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Nord-du-Québec | Quebec | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Ottawa | Ontario | $18.00 | $17.60 – $30.00 | Moderate |
| Kingston--Pembroke | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $20.00 | Good |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $25.94 | Good |
| Toronto | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $22.00 | Moderate |
| Kitchener--Waterloo--Barrie | Ontario | $18.00 | $17.60 – $43.27 | Good |
| Hamilton--Niagara Peninsula | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $26.00 | Moderate |
| London | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $19.28 | Good |
| Windsor--Sarnia | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $23.85 | Good |
| Stratford--Bruce Peninsula | Ontario | $20.00 | $17.60 – $26.15 | Good |
| Northeast | Ontario | $17.60 | $17.60 – $23.00 | Limited |
| Northwest | Ontario | $20.00 | $17.60 – $30.70 | Moderate |
| Southeast | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| South Central | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Southwest | Manitoba | $16.00 | $16.00 – $25.00 | Moderate |
| North Central | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Winnipeg | Manitoba | $16.00 | $16.00 – $25.00 | Moderate |
| Interlake | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Parklands | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| North | Manitoba | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Regina--Moose Mountain | Saskatchewan | $15.35 | $15.35 – $20.00 | Moderate |
| Swift Current--Moose Jaw | Saskatchewan | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Saskatoon--Biggar | Saskatchewan | $16.00 | $15.35 – $27.88 | Moderate |
| Yorkton--Melville | Saskatchewan | Not published | Not published | Good |
| Prince Albert | Saskatchewan | $17.92 | $15.35 – $23.67 | Moderate |
| Northern | Saskatchewan | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat | Alberta | $19.00 | $15.00 – $20.00 | Moderate |
| Camrose--Drumheller | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Calgary | Alberta | $16.78 | $15.00 – $28.00 | Moderate |
| Banff--Jasper--Rocky Mountain House | Alberta | $19.13 | $16.52 – $26.76 | Moderate |
| Red Deer | Alberta | $17.05 | $15.07 – $25.04 | Moderate |
| Edmonton | Alberta | $16.50 | $15.00 – $22.00 | Moderate |
| Athabasca--Grande Prairie--Peace River | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Moderate |
| Wood Buffalo--Cold Lake | Alberta | Not published | Not published | Limited |
| Vancouver Island and Coast | British Columbia | $20.00 | $17.85 – $28.85 | Limited |
| Lower Mainland | British Columbia | $18.80 | $17.85 – $30.00 | Limited |
| Thompson--Okanagan | British Columbia | $20.00 | $17.85 – $23.00 | Limited |
| Kootenay | British Columbia | $19.16 | $17.85 – $25.58 | Limited |
| Cariboo | British Columbia | $19.80 | $17.85 – $28.96 | Very limited |
| North Coast | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Nechako | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
| Northeast | British Columbia | Not published | Not published | Very limited |
Job Bank rates employment prospects for each occupation in each economic region from very good to very limited over 2025–2027, and says “undetermined” where it has not got enough to rate. It is an assessment of prospects, not a count of vacancies.
The estimates on this page come from Labour Force Survey (2023-2024) · Employment Insurance Survey Data (2023-2024) · Small Area Estimation (2024).
Job Bank publishes an estimate for 24,364 of the 44,376 occupation-and-place pairs in this release. The rest are suppressed rather than modelled, and appear here as not published.
Wage estimates from the 2025 Wages release, revised 19 November 2025; employment outlooks from 2025-2027 Employment Outlooks - NOC 2021, released 8 December 2025. Both are updated annually. Estimates for different regions come from different surveys, so comparing two regions is exactly as sound as Job Bank’s own regional comparison and no more.
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank wages; Employment and Social Development Canada — Job Bank 3-year employment outlooks. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.