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Also called airline attendant, airline flight attendant, airplane flight attendant and cabin attendant.
$63,580
Median pay a year
131,650
People do this work
6
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A Flight Attendant resume, filled in
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Providing transportation information
Assisting customers
Assisting passengers with boarding
Monitoring individual activities
Monitoring equipment availability
Monitoring patron activities
Maintaining surveillance
Inspecting aircraft components
Inspecting facilities
Verifying information or specifications
Cleaning vehicles and components
Operating communications equipment
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Flight Attendant
Summary
Flight attendant monitoring safety in the aircraft cabin, providing services to passengers, explaining safety information, and responding to emergencies
Experience
Flight Attendant
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Greeted passengers boarding aircraft and directed them to assigned seats
Announced and demonstrated safety and emergency procedures, such as oxygen masks and seat belts
Monitored passenger behavior to identify threats to safety of crew and passengers
Walked aisles of planes to verify passenger compliance with federal regulations
Checked that first aid kits and emergency equipment were in working order
Administered first aid to passengers in distress when needed
Prepared reports showing departure and destination, passenger ticket numbers, and any problems
Skills
Working With People
Providing transportation information, Assisting customers, Assisting passengers with boarding
Inspecting aircraft components, Inspecting facilities, Verifying information or specifications
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Checked first aid kits and equipmentAnnounced safety and emergency proceduresWatched passenger behavior for safetyWalked aisles to check regulationsHelped passengers during emergenciesPrepared passengers and plane for landing
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Checked first aid kits and emergency equipment to ensure readiness for any situation
Monitored passenger behavior to identify potential safety threats and maintain a secure environment
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Add what improved by checking the equipment regularly
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Checked first aid kits and emergency equipment, leading to fewer issues during emergencies
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Fewer issues during emergenciesIncreased passenger confidenceBetter preparedness for incidents
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Mention if you were trusted to report any serious incidents
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Monitored passenger behavior to identify potential safety threats and maintain a secure environment
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Reported incidents to the lead attendantHandled serious situations independentlyTrained new staff on monitoring
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What a Flight Attendant does
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Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.
What it pays
How much does a Flight Attendant make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$51,760
Median
$63,580
75th percentile
$95,640
About 131,650 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Monitoring equipment availability, Monitoring patron activities, Maintaining surveillance
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Flight Attendant
Providing transportation information
Assisting customers
Assisting passengers with boarding
Monitoring individual activities
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This page is about the occupation Flight Attendants. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.