Jobs for Former Passenger Attendants

Passenger Attendants build social perceptiveness, service orientation and persuasion 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 Flight Attendants (88%).

Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers

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25 careers that use your skills

#	Career	Skill match	Median pay	Pay change	Extra education
1	Flight Attendants	88%	$63,580	+69%	None
2	Baggage Porters and Bellhops	84%	$37,080	−2%	None
3	School Bus Monitors	83%	$35,100	−7%	None
4	Orderlies	80%	$38,290	+2%	None
5	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	80%	$59,050	+57%	None
6	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	80%	$44,390	+18%	None
7	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	78%	$37,290	−1%	None
8	Bus Drivers, School	77%	$47,920	+27%	None
9	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	77%	$36,300	−4%	None
10	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors	73%	$58,170	+54%	None

1Flight Attendants
88%
Median pay
$63,580
Pay change
+69%
Extra educationNone
2Baggage Porters and Bellhops
84%
Median pay
$37,080
Pay change
−2%
Extra educationNone
3School Bus Monitors
83%
Median pay
$35,100
Pay change
−7%
Extra educationNone
4Orderlies
80%
Median pay
$38,290
Pay change
+2%
Extra educationNone
5Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
80%
Median pay
$59,050
Pay change
+57%
Extra educationNone
6Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
80%
Median pay
$44,390
Pay change
+18%
Extra educationNone
7Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
78%
Median pay
$37,290
Pay change
−1%
Extra educationNone
8Bus Drivers, School
77%
Median pay
$47,920
Pay change
+27%
Extra educationNone
9Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants
77%
Median pay
$36,300
Pay change
−4%
Extra educationNone
10Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
73%
Median pay
$58,170
Pay change
+54%
Extra educationNone

Compared with Passenger Attendants, median $37,720. 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.

Your transferable skills

How important each skill is in work as passenger attendants (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).

Social Perceptiveness3.62

Service Orientation3.62

Persuasion3.00

Instructing3.00

Coordination2.88

Negotiation2.88

Skills to learn

The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.

Management of Material Resources
Equipment Maintenance
Management of Financial Resources
Operation and Control

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Your top 3 moves, up close

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.

Flight Attendants

88% skill match · $63,580 · +69% pay

First step

Most common education: High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) (70% of workers).
A certification can help.
On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Coordination

Is this right for you?

Tight deadlines are common
Mistakes can have serious consequences
Dealing with conflict is part of the job

Baggage Porters and Bellhops

84% skill match · $37,080 · −2% pay

First step

Most common education: Less than a High School Diploma (42% of workers).
On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Equipment Maintenance

Is this right for you?

Work outdoors in all weather
Long hours on your feet

School Bus Monitors

83% skill match · $35,100 · −7% pay

First step

On-the-job training: anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month.

Skills to add

Management of Financial Resources · Management of Material Resources · Judgment and Decision Making

Is this right for you?

No work-context factor stands out as unusually hard in O*NET data.

Similar roles in the same field

If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.

Free help near you

Former passenger attendants can get free career counseling, job search help and, if you qualify, help paying for training through American Job Centers, which are funded by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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Questions former passenger attendants ask

What jobs can former passenger attendants do?

The closest matches are Flight Attendants (88% skill match, median $63,580), Baggage Porters and Bellhops (84% skill match, median $37,080) and School Bus Monitors (83% skill match, median $35,100), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.

Which passenger attendant career changes pay more?

Among the 25 matches, 14 pay more than passenger attendants at the median. The biggest increases: Subway and Streetcar Operators (+129%, $86,380), Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters (+107%, $78,000) and Transportation Security Screeners (+77%, $66,770).

Do former passenger attendants need another degree?

25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.

How is the skill match calculated?

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.

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Sources. Skills, tasks and education: O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under CC BY 4.0. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Data Sources & Licenses