Salary
Average Salary: $20,608
Expected Lifetime Earnings: $860,343
Get ready to be the next star of Lifestyles of the Rich (in spirit) and Famous(ly dirt poor) because unlike what Kooky Uncle Mortimer told you, there's little money to be made in professional ushering. Why were you listening to him, anyway?
Pulling in an average salary of just $9.87 an hour, most ushers can expect to pay for a good percentage of their gasoline with couch change, and look forward to becoming connoisseurs of all eighteen flavors of Maruchan's instant ramen noodles (source).
Still, it's not all bad—many ushers get to attend the movies or sports games for free, as well as bring home any unsold popcorn at the end of the day. Free entertainment and free food? Talk about a benefits package.
Sadly, there's not much an usher can do to raise their salary beyond simply getting a better-paying job; there are no companies out there paying extra for ushers with an exceptional education.
Whether you went to Harvard or Phoenix Online, you may as well tattoo that $9.87 figure right on your body, because it's not changing anytime soon. Just make sure you do it somewhere that can be covered up by a uniform, because employers have a thing about tattoos.