Passenger Attendants

SOC Code: 53-6061

Passenger Attendantss secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 93.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Service Orientation, Active Listening, Speaking.

AI-Proof Score: 93.3Very High
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Median Salary

$37,560

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Job Growth

4.7%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Service Orientation
  • Active Listening
  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking

Common Tasks

  • Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
  • Provide boarding assistance to elderly, sick, or injured people.
  • Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
  • Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
  • Provide customers with information on routes, gates, prices, timetables, terminals, or concourses.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation