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Caring, Leisure & Service Salaries (2025)
✓ Sourced directly from ONS ASHE & BLS OES · Checked for accuracy at every rebuild · First published: 2026-08-25 · Last updated: 2026-10-25
✓ ONS & BLS Verified Rates — Updated July 2026
ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional) · BLS OES May 2025
55 job titles, sorted by UK median salary.
Caring, Leisure & Service pay at a glance
In the UK, the 15 caring, leisure & service occupations with ONS data have median pay ranging from £14,366 (Sports and Leisure Assistants) to £35,189 (Police Community Support Officers); the average of those medians is about £23,870.
In the US, the 52 occupations with BLS data range from $32,150 (Amusement and Recreation Attendants) to $97,150 (Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance), averaging about $47,191.
These are unweighted averages of the occupation medians listed below, not official category-wide figures, and UK and US figures are never converted or combined.
| Job title | UK median | US median |
|---|
| Makeup Artists, Theatrical and Performance (US) |
— |
$97,150 |
| Healthcare Social Workers (US) |
— |
$67,880 |
| Marriage and Family Therapists (US) |
— |
$66,940 |
| Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (US) |
— |
$66,270 |
| Health Education Specialists (US) |
— |
$64,070 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers (US) |
— |
$63,820 |
| Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers (US) |
— |
$60,280 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers (US) |
— |
$59,550 |
| Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors (US) |
— |
$59,350 |
| Embalmers (US) |
— |
$58,780 |
| Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other (US) |
— |
$56,730 |
| Directors, Religious Activities and Education (US) |
— |
$52,100 |
| Community Health Workers (US) |
— |
$51,850 |
| Counselors, All Other (US) |
— |
$50,860 |
| Costume Attendants (US) |
— |
$50,400 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers (US) |
— |
$48,590 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services (US) |
— |
$48,560 |
| Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors (US) |
— |
$47,160 |
| Rehabilitation Counselors (US) |
— |
$46,850 |
| Religious Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$45,280 |
| Crematory Operators (US) |
— |
$43,650 |
| Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$41,600 |
| Animal Trainers (US) |
— |
$39,990 |
| Concierges (US) |
— |
$38,950 |
| Motion Picture Projectionists (US) |
— |
$38,270 |
| Barbers (US) |
— |
$38,210 |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops (US) |
— |
$37,080 |
| Recreation Workers (US) |
— |
$36,560 |
| Gambling Service Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$36,310 |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants (US) |
— |
$36,300 |
| Manicurists and Pedicurists (US) |
— |
$35,760 |
| Funeral Attendants (US) |
— |
$35,680 |
| Animal Caretakers (US) |
— |
$35,360 |
| Police Community Support Officers |
£35,189 |
$38,100 |
| Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners (US) |
— |
$34,980 |
| Childcare Workers (US) |
— |
$34,980 |
| Gambling Dealers (US) |
— |
$34,320 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers (US) |
— |
$32,910 |
| Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other (US) |
— |
$32,640 |
| Shampooers (US) |
— |
$32,600 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants (US) |
— |
$32,150 |
| Air Travel Assistants |
£28,808 |
$63,580 |
| Parking and Civil Enforcement Occupations |
£27,766 |
$46,730 |
| Pest Control Officers |
£27,487 |
$45,250 |
| Undertakers, Mortuary and Crematorium Assistants |
£27,020 |
$55,010 |
| Houseparents and Residential Wardens |
£26,499 |
$42,240 |
| Travel Agents |
£26,426 |
$50,160 |
| Caretakers |
£25,147 |
$49,590 |
| Cleaning and Housekeeping Managers and Supervisors |
£24,931 |
— |
| Nursing Auxiliaries and Assistants |
£24,761 |
$42,260 |
| Nannies and Au Pairs |
£22,955 |
— |
| Housekeepers and Related Occupations |
£16,618 |
$49,100 |
| Hairdressers and Barbers |
£15,064 |
$35,790 |
| Beauticians and Related Occupations |
£15,009 |
$45,330 |
| Sports and Leisure Assistants |
£14,366 |
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Figures are gross annual pay before tax, for reference only. Sources: ONS ASHE 2025 (provisional), BLS OES May 2025.
Data: ONS ASHE Table 14/15, 2025 provisional · BLS OES, May 2025 · Page built 2026-10-25