Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Career B (or your target career)
Flight Attendants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | Flight Attendants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $232,140 | $63,580 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 103,560 | 131,650 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 4 | 2 |
| Important skills | Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening | Speaking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation |
| Related careers | Motorboat Operators, Sailors and Marine Oilers, Transportation Inspectors, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | Security Guards, Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, Subway and Streetcar Operators, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
85%
11 of 13 target skills
Target-only skills
2
Current-only skills
10
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Speaking—
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Social Perceptiveness—
- Coordination—
- Critical Thinking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Time Management—
- Active Learning—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
- Writing—
Only in Flight Attendants
- Service Orientation
- Persuasion
Only in Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Complex Problem Solving
- Systems Evaluation
- Systems Analysis
- Mathematics
- Troubleshooting
- Quality Control Analysis
- Learning Strategies
- Instructing