Beginning this spring, thousands of Tristate teens should expect to be bombarded with such job offers. They have the pick of where they want to work and when they want to work, if they want to work. Mr. Davis, a sophomore at the University of Cincinnati, works about 65 hours a week at the park as a merchandise manager. Officials held the first of six job fairs at the park on Saturday. During these job fairs, prospective employees will learn about job opportunities in admissions, cash control, entertainment, food and beverage, games, guest relations, lifeguarding, maintenance, merchandise, rides, security and warehouse.
Some positions have minimum age requirements.
Anyone 15 and over may apply. The perks Kings Island offers were the real draw for me at first. Having free entry to the park and getting free entry for my family was really big. Stiff competition is bringing higher wages and even better incentives to places such as Kings Island, Cedar Point and Six Flags Ohio, near Cleveland, said Gary Flesch, a labor market analyst for the Ohio Bureau of Employment Services. For the past several seasons, such seasonal employers have faced serious labor shortages, he said.