Also called: Line Stander, Queue Holder
Gets paid to wait in line for other people, for Broadway tickets, sneaker drops, or seats at public hearings.
A line sitter arrives hours early with a folding chair, waits in line for a new phone launch or a Supreme Court hearing, and swaps places with the client at the last minute.
Usually paid by the hour; mostly 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 training; patience required.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. A gig niche in big cities like New York and Washington, D.C.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Virtual queues and online ticket lotteries are shrinking physical lines; where lines remain, a human body is still required.
Age 18+. One way to start: Sign up with a line-sitting service in a big city or offer it on TaskRabbit (18+)
Classes: Business, Civics, Math, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 39-9099.
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