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NSAA Wage & Salary Survey Available jobs, including snow groomers, ski/snowboard instruc-

                                                             tors, patrollers, general managers, lift attendants, and mar-

The 2016 National Wage & Salary Survey of Mountain           keting employees. The study also includes payment data for

Resorts—one of the most essential tools for ski area         off-mountain positions, including social media managers,

employee compensation planning—is now available              golf course operators, food and beverage workers, account-

through NSAA.                                                ing, sales, and IT staff, and lodging, retail, and daycare

This top reference for NSAA member resorts provides          employees, among others.

comprehensive payment data on 234 different jobs and         The 2016 results are incredibly comprehensive, with

positions at a ski area, providing data for all on-mountain  134 ski areas from 28 states participating, constituting

                                                                                                         more than 67 percent of total

NSAA DATE KEEPER                                                                                         national skier/snowboarder
                                                                                                         visits in the industry. New

AUG 21–24: Fall Education Seminar,                     OCT 4: Fall Education Seminar, Hood River, OR     this year is information on
Shanty Creek Resorts, MI                               OCT 6: Fall Education Seminar, Snowbird, UT       seven positions that NSAA
(with the MSAA Summer Meetings & Tradeshow)

SEPT 13–15: Fall Education Seminar,                    OCT 11: Fall Education Seminar, Squaw Valley, CA  surveyed for tips and service
Sunday River, ME (with the New England Summit          OCT 18: Fall Education Seminar, Ski Santa Fe, NM  charge compensation.
Tradeshow & Educational Conference)                    OCT 20: Fall Education Seminar,
SEPT 19–21: Fall Education Seminar,                    Copper Mountain, CO                                   The wage data is scalable
Holiday Valley Resort, NY (with the ISKINY/PSAA Expo)                                                    and can be formatted easily
SEPT 22: Fall Education Seminar, Wisp Resort, MD                                                         in Excel, allowing CFOs and
(with the Southeast Ski Areas Association)

                                                                                                         HR managers to sort the data

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