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How to become a Private Flight Attendant

$68,370 median/yr·Suits people who are strongly conventional

Median annual wage for Flight Attendants (53-2031) — BLS OEWS, May 2023.

What you would actually do

The tasks this work is built on. O*NET measures the closest official occupation, Flight Attendants — so read these as the shape of the job, not a job description written for the title.

Inspect aircraft or aircraft components.
Monitor patron activities to identify problems or potential problems.
Monitor activities of individuals to ensure safety or compliance with rules.
Maintain surveillance of individuals or establishments.
Assist others during emergencies.
Provide first aid or rescue assistance in emergencies.
Resolve issues affecting transportation operations.
Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.

The skills that actually carry the job

Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.

Speaking4.1/5
Active Listening3.9/5
Monitoring3.9/5
Social Perceptiveness3.8/5
Service Orientation3.8/5
Coordination3.6/5
Reading Comprehension3.1/5
Critical Thinking3.1/5
Active Learning3.1/5
Time Management3.1/5

Would this suit you?

Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix measured for a Private Flight Attendant — and our free 3-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.

Conventional4.6/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
Realistic4.3/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
Social4.1/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
Enterprising3.5/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
Investigative2.0/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
Artistic1.1/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure

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Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.