Flight Attendants

This post summarizes key statistics on Flight Attendants using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 24,434
25 32,412
30 43,980
35 48,866
40 51,495
45 51,859
50 61,083
55 61,795
60 66,945
65 63,509


Hours Worked Share
0-20 20.40
20-39 29.00
39-41 37.50
41-50 7.80
50-60 3.00
More than 60 2.30

Income Over Career

This chart provides the median income by age for Flight Attendants.

Ten Most Common Industries

Share Income Industry
98.70 51,495 Air transportation
0.50 38,893 Services incidental to transportation
0.20 60,501 Air Force
0.10 44,229 Motor vehicle dealers
0.10 5,617 Miscellaneous retail stores
0.10 40,166 Elementary and secondary schools
0.00 35,223 Agricultural production, livestock
0.00 120,944 Oil and gas extraction
0.00 154,487 Water transportation
0.00 23,248 Apparel and accessory stores, except shoe

This table highlights the top industries people working as Flight Attendants work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution

This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Flight Attendants. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors

This table highlights the top majors people working as Flight Attendants received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution

This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Flight Attendants. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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