Passenger Attendants Career, Salary and Skills
Passenger Attendants have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $37,720 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 27,110. Wage data is published for 65 locations.
Occupation description
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.
O*NET code
53-6061.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$37,720
Hourly median
$18.14
Employment
27,110
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.75 | 3.00 |
| Active Listening | 3.75 | 3.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.62 | 3.25 |
| Service Orientation | 3.62 | 3.62 |
| Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.00 | 3.38 |
| Persuasion | 3.00 | 2.88 |
| Instructing | 3.00 | 2.50 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.88 |
| Active Learning | 2.88 | 2.88 |
Typical tasks
- Perform equipment safety checks prior to departure.
- Explain and demonstrate safety procedures and safety equipment use.
- Signal transportation operators to stop or to proceed.
- Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
- Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
- Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
- Open and close doors for passengers.
- Greet passengers boarding transportation equipment and announce routes and stops.
Technology
- Appointment scheduling software
- Email software
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Microsoft Word
- Time tracking software
Passenger Attendants salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Passenger Attendants Salary in TXMedian $31,230 · Employment 5,170
- Passenger Attendants Salary in New York, NYMedian $41,590 · Employment 3,410
- Passenger Attendants Salary in NYMedian $41,590 · Employment 3,190
- Passenger Attendants Salary in CAMedian $43,340 · Employment 2,810
- Passenger Attendants Salary in FLMedian $29,680 · Employment 2,590
- Passenger Attendants Salary in Houston, TXMedian $31,240 · Employment 1,780
- Passenger Attendants Salary in ILMedian $38,930 · Employment 1,700
- Passenger Attendants Salary in MAMedian $43,350 · Employment 1,330
- Passenger Attendants Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $39,460 · Employment 1,200
- Passenger Attendants Salary in Boston, MAMedian $43,350 · Employment 1,150
- Passenger Attendants Salary in Miami, FLMedian $31,750 · Employment 990
- Passenger Attendants Salary in MDMedian $33,350 · Employment 950
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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.