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What You Need to Know About Flight Attendant

Occupation Description Provide personal services to ensure the safety, security, and comfort of airline passengers during flight. Greet passengers, verify tickets, explain use of safety equipment, and serve food or beverages.

What Do Flight Attendants Do On a Daily Basis?

  • Collect money for meals and beverages.
  • Sell alcoholic beverages to passengers.
  • Conduct periodic trips through the cabin to ensure passenger comfort and to distribute reading material, headphones, pillows, playing cards, and blankets.
  • Heat and serve prepared foods.
  • Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing.
  • Reassure passengers when situations such as turbulence are encountered.

Things a Flight Attendant Should Know How to Do

Below is a list of the skills most Flight Attendants say are important on the job.

Speaking: Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Service Orientation: Actively looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness: Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Coordination: Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Monitoring: Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Other Flight Attendant Job Titles

  • Airline Hostess
  • Lead Instructor/Flight Attendant
  • Airline Stewardess
  • Meal Attendant
  • Door and Arrival Attendant

Is There Going to be Demand for Flight Attendants?

There were about 116,600 jobs for Flight Attendant in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 10.2% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 11,900 new jobs for Flight Attendant by 2026. The BLS estimates 14,200 yearly job openings in this field.

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The states with the most job growth for Flight Attendant are Florida, Oregon, and Washington. Watch out if you plan on working in Idaho, Alaska, or Connecticut. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

What is the Average Salary of a Flight Attendant

The average yearly salary of a Flight Attendant ranges between $28,950 and $80,870.

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Flight Attendants who work in Oregon, Texas, or Arizona, make the highest salaries.

How much do Flight Attendants make in different U.S. states?

State Annual Mean Salary
Arizona $65,680
California $51,990
Colorado $47,150
Florida $62,610
Illinois $53,220
Indiana $60,080
Massachusetts $61,610
Michigan $55,310
Minnesota $50,560
Nevada $57,190
New York $48,960
North Carolina $54,190
Ohio $52,760
Oregon $80,410
Pennsylvania $68,410
Texas $58,820
Utah $48,250
Washington $77,450

What Tools & Technology do Flight Attendants Use?

Below is a list of the types of tools and technologies that Flight Attendants may use on a daily basis:

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Windows
  • SBS International Maestro Suite

How to Become a Flight Attendant

Are there Flight Attendants education requirements?

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How many years of work experience do I need?

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Where Flight Attendants Work

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Flight Attendants work in the following industries:

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Image Credit: Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol via U.S. Air Force photo

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