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Occupation

Flight Attendants

Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.

$63,580 medianBright outlookHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 53-2031.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Collect money for meals and beverages.
  2. 02Heat and serve prepared foods.
  3. 03Greet passengers boarding aircraft and direct them to assigned seats.
  4. 04Answer passengers' questions about flights, aircraft, weather, travel routes and services, arrival times, or schedules.
  5. 05Announce flight delays and descent preparations.
  6. 06Prepare passengers and aircraft for landing, following procedures.
  7. 07Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers.
  8. 08Prepare reports showing places of departure and destination, passenger ticket numbers, meal and beverage inventories, the conditions of cabin equipment, and any problems encountered by passengers.
  9. 09Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order.
  10. 10Operate audio and video systems.
  11. 11Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing.
  12. 12Sell alcoholic beverages to passengers.

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What the posting will be called

Flight AttendantIn-Flight Crew MemberInternational Flight AttendantPurserInflight Services Flight Attendant

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Knowledge the job leans on

Customer and Personal ServicePublic Safety and SecurityEnglish LanguageTransportationPsychologyGeographyComputers and ElectronicsPersonnel and Human Resources

Skills that carry over from service

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationCoordinationTime ManagementPersuasionJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingInstructing