Aircraft Service Attendants Career, Salary and Skills
Aircraft Service Attendants have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $40,450 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 31,300. Wage data is published for 121 locations.
Occupation description
Service aircraft with fuel. May de-ice aircraft, refill water and cooling agents, empty sewage tanks, service air and oxygen systems, or clean and polish exterior.
O*NET code
53-6032.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$40,450
Hourly median
$19.45
Employment
31,300
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Monitoring | 3.25 | 2.62 |
| Active Listening | 3.25 | 2.75 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Speaking | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Operation and Control | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.00 | 2.62 |
| Time Management | 2.88 | 2.38 |
| Coordination | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Operations Monitoring | 2.75 | 2.38 |
Typical tasks
- Guide aircraft to designated areas using hand signals, batons, or other methods.
- Radio to flight dispatchers or other personnel to discuss incoming or outgoing aircraft.
- Complete forms describing tasks completed.
- Apply de-icing fluid to aircraft from baskets lifted by truck-mounted cranes.
- Tow aircraft to gates or hangars using tugs, tractors, or other vehicles.
- Refuel aircraft using hoses connected to fuel trucks.
- Empty aircraft lavatory systems or refill them with sanitizer fluid.
- Load baggage or cargo for crew or passengers.
Technology
- Access Software AIRPAX
- Computerized aircraft log manager CALM
- Engine analysis software
- Maintenance information databases
- Maintenance planning software
- Maintenance record software
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Supply system software
- Technical manual database software
Aircraft Service Attendants salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in TXMedian $38,720 · Employment 3,290
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in FLMedian $38,400 · Employment 2,340
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in CAMedian $46,800 · Employment 2,300
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in New York, NYMedian $45,250 · Employment 1,910
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in MAMedian $44,190 · Employment 1,490
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in NYMedian $44,600 · Employment 1,450
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in Boston, MAMedian $44,190 · Employment 1,390
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $42,830 · Employment 1,280
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in COMedian $44,500 · Employment 1,220
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $47,200 · Employment 1,060
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in Miami, FLMedian $41,910 · Employment 1,040
- Aircraft Service Attendants Salary in NJMedian $46,210 · Employment 920
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.