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Flight Attendants

Keeps airline passengers safe and comfortable.

Typical education to startHigh school diploma or equivalent
Job outlook2025–2035: +9%
Median pay$63,580 a year (2025)
Interest codeCSR Conventional, Social, Realistic

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Flight attendants run safety checks and demonstrations, handle emergencies and medical situations, and serve passengers. Schedules are irregular, and new flight attendants start on reserve, but travel benefits are a big draw.

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High school courses that build toward it

  • English 10 · English

    Builds reading and writing, which this job uses.

  • Child Development · Career and Technical

    Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

  • Physical Education · Health and PE

    Builds working with customers and clients, which this job uses.

  • Human Geography · Social Studies

    Builds geography, which this job uses.

  • German · World Language

    Builds a second language, which this job uses.

  • Computer Science Principles · Computer Science

    Builds computers and electronics, which this job uses.

Ranked by how much the job relies on what each course teaches, from O*NET's knowledge ratings. Your school's own courses and the counselor have the final word.

Flight Attendants on O*NET OnLine · O*NET 31.0 (U.S. Department of Labor, CC BY 4.0); BLS Employment Projections 2025.