What do they do?
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.
Also known as:
Attendant, Bus Aide, Bus Assistant, Bus Attendant, Bus Monitor, Cabin Attendant, Fare Enforcement Officer, Transportation Aide, Transportation Assistant, Transportation Attendant
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- High school diploma equivalent (44%)
- Some college, no degree (24%)
- Less than high school diploma (11%)
- Associate's degree (10%)
- Bachelor's degree (7%)
- Master's degree (5%)
- Doctorate or Professional Degree (<1%)
Most Popular Majors that prepare Passenger Attendants
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14,698
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11,096
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3,602
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$40,400
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5,967
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775
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People in this career often have these skills:
- Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
- Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
People in this career often know a lot about:
- Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
- Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
- Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
People in this career often have talent in:
- Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
- Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
- Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
- Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
- Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
People in this career often do these activities:
- Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
- Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
- Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
- Signal others to coordinate vehicle movement.
- Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
- Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
- Verify information or specifications.
- Record operational or production data.
This page includes data from:
Career data:
O*NET 31.0 Database
by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (“USDOL/ETA”). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA
Occupation statistics: USDOL U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Employment Statistics
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