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)
Flight Attendants
Career B (or your target career)
Aircraft Service Attendants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Flight Attendants | Aircraft Service Attendants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $63,580 | $40,450 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 131,650 | 31,300 |
| Typical education | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Speaking, Active Listening, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation | Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Security Guards, Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians, Subway and Streetcar Operators, Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Highway Maintenance Workers, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Aerospace Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
6 of 7 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
7
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
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Aircraft Service Attendants
- Operation and Control
Only in Flight Attendants
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Coordination
- Time Management
- Active Learning
- Writing
- Persuasion