Also called: Game Host, Escape Room Host
Hosts escape room groups, explains the story, watches on cameras, and gives hints.
A game master greets a birthday group, sets the mood with the room's backstory, watches the cameras, slips in hints when players get stuck, and resets every lock afterward.
Estimate; usually part-time.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No experience needed; acting and puzzle skills help.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Theatre.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks amusement and recreation attendants.
Low risk for 10 years. Hosting groups, playing a character and giving clever hints is live entertainment.
Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to local escape room businesses; they train you to run games
Classes: Drama, Math, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-3091.
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