Passenger Attendants
SOC 53-6061 · 2024-2034
Provide services to ensure the safety of passengers aboard ships, buses, trains, or within the station or terminal. Perform duties such as explaining the use of safety equipment, serving meals or beverages, or answering questions related to travel.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $44,289per year
- Projected openings
- 4,760
- Projected change
- +10.7%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Service Orientation
- Speaking
- Active Listening
- Social Perceptiveness
- Monitoring
- Coordination
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $44,772 | 780 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $44,598 | 260 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $41,884 | 2,390 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $39,682 | 220 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $38,453 | 590 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | $38,053 | 80 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | $36,939 | 680 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $35,380 | 350 |
| Bakersfield-Delano MSA (Kern County) | Not reported | 70 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flight Attendants | $83,969 | 25,700 | +16.6% |
| Baggage Porters and Bellhops | $41,054 | 4,150 | -3.3% |
| Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks | $50,589 | 12,840 | +9.3% |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | $68,599 | 33,100 | +8.8% |
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $45,709 | 52,480 | +19.9% |
| Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants | $47,739 | 7,030 | +7.7% |