How to become a locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants

Provide personal items to patrons or customers in locker rooms, dressing rooms, or coatrooms.

Steps to get there

Most employers expect usually requires a high school diploma or ged, though some occupations may not..Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

What locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants do

• Provide towels and sheets to clients in public baths, steam rooms, and restrooms.
• Collect soiled linen or clothing for laundering.
• Refer guest problems or complaints to supervisors.
• Maintain a lost-and-found collection.
• Check supplies to ensure adequate availability, and order new supplies when necessary.
• Maintain inventories of clothing or uniforms, accessories, equipment, or linens.

Skills that matter most

• Active Listening
• Speaking
• Reading Comprehension
• Monitoring
• Writing
• Critical Thinking
• Active Learning
• Mathematics

Is locker room, coatroom, and dressing room attendants a good career?

On the numbers, this job is close to the average across occupations. Median pay is 29% below the all-occupation median. Whether it fits you depends on the work itself, the schooling you are willing to do and where you want to live.

Where it pays most

• Hawaii $51,100
• District of Columbia $50,440
• Montana $50,370
• Washington $47,500
• California $46,560

Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants salary by state and city

Sources: O*NET® 31.0 (CC BY 4.0, USDOL/ETA) and BLS Employment Projections 2025–35. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025.