Career
Passenger attendants
Help passengers on trains, buses and ships.
$37,720
Median pay
+6.0%
Job growth, 2025–35
4,300
Openings a year
High school diploma or equivalent
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
- Perform equipment safety checks prior to departure.
- Explain and demonstrate safety procedures and safety equipment use.
- Signal transportation operators to stop or to proceed.
- Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
- Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
The deeper question
What kind of person does this path ask you to become?
What this work centers on
O*NET interest profile, scored 1–7.
The work
Do you want most of your days spent on information & systems, then people & care?
Responsibility
Are you willing to be the one responsible for this?
“Perform equipment safety checks prior to departure.”
Development
What would you need to build over the next 5–10 years?
Active Listening, Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Service Orientation.
Trade-offs
What does it ask of you in exchange?
No degree beyond high school, though short-term on-the-job training is typical, for a median of $37,720 a year and 4,300 openings nationally each year.
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- NO MATCHCIP 99.9999
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Flight Attendants$63,580 · +8.8%
- Baggage Porters and Bellhops$37,080 · -3.0%
- Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$44,390 · +2.5%
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050 · +4.1%
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290 · +7.1%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.