Aircraft Service Attendants build judgment and decision making, operation and control and coordination skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (83%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | 83% | $35,830 | −11% | None |
| 2 | Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | 81% | $68,840 | +70% | None |
| 3 | Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers | 80% | $60,600 | +50% | None |
| 4 | Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders | 80% | $58,870 | +46% | None |
| 5 | Hazardous Materials Removal Workers | 80% | $49,450 | +22% | None |
| 6 | Commercial Pilots | 80% | $123,220 | +205% | Certificate or associate |
| 7 | Locomotive Engineers | 79% | $81,410 | +101% | None |
| 8 | Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators | 79% | $46,420 | +15% | None |
| 9 | Light Truck Drivers | 79% | $44,860 | +11% | None |
| 10 | Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | 79% | $58,170 | +44% | None |
Compared with Aircraft Service Attendants, median $40,450. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as aircraft service attendants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
83% skill match · $35,830 · −11% pay
Quality Control Analysis · Management of Material Resources · Equipment Selection
81% skill match · $68,840 · +70% pay
Operations Monitoring · Systems Evaluation · Coordination
80% skill match · $60,600 · +50% pay
Repairing · Operations Monitoring · Troubleshooting
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (83% skill match, median $35,830), Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers (81% skill match, median $68,840) and Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers (80% skill match, median $60,600), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 21 pay more than aircraft service attendants at the median. The biggest increases: Commercial Pilots (+205%, $123,220), Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (+139%, $96,710) and Gas Plant Operators (+117%, $87,820).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.