Jobs Similar to Aircraft Service Attendants
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to aircraft service attendants, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers, Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers and Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders.
Aircraft Service Attendants: $40,450 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
- 1Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers
81% similar · $68,840 (+70%) · High school
- 2Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers
80% similar · $60,600 (+50%) · High school
- 3Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders
80% similar · $58,870 (+46%) · High school
- 4Hazardous Materials Removal Workers
80% similar · $49,450 (+22%) · High school
- 5Locomotive Engineers
79% similar · $81,410 (+101%) · High school
- 6Light Truck Drivers
79% similar · $44,860 (+11%) · High school
- 7Forest and Conservation Workers
79% similar · $43,680 (+8%) · High school
- 8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
77% similar · $58,640 (+45%) · High school
- 9Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels
77% similar · $92,460 (+129%) · Training or associate
- 10Motorboat Operators
77% similar · $47,520 (+17%) · High school
- 11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
77% similar · $40,240 (−1%) · High school
- 12Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers
76% similar · $96,710 (+139%) · High school
- 13Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
76% similar · $43,220 (+7%) · High school
- 14Subway and Streetcar Operators
76% similar · $86,380 (+114%) · High school
- 15Bridge and Lock Tenders
76% similar · $57,700 (+43%) · High school · Same group
- 16Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
76% similar · $78,000 (+93%) · High school
- 17Recycling and Reclamation Workers
76% similar · $40,240 (broader group) · High school
- 18Sewing Machine Operators
75% similar · $36,670 (−9%) · High school
- 19Gas Plant Operators
75% similar · $87,820 (+117%) · High school
- 20Hoist and Winch Operators
75% similar · $56,450 (+40%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than aircraft service attendants.
- Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers76% similar · $96,710 (+139%)
- Gas Plant Operators75% similar · $87,820 (+117%)
- Subway and Streetcar Operators76% similar · $86,380 (+114%)
- Locomotive Engineers79% similar · $81,410 (+101%)
- Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters76% similar · $78,000 (+93%)
- Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers81% similar · $68,840 (+70%)
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for aircraft service attendants also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where aircraft service attendants is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Forest and Conservation Workers (79)
- Light Truck Drivers (79)
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand (77)
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs (75)
- Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment (74)
- Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders (74)
- Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers (74)
- Motorboat Operators (74)
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders (73)
- Endoscopy Technicians (72)
Questions about jobs like aircraft service attendants
What jobs are most similar to aircraft service attendants?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers (81% similar), Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers (80% similar), Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders (80% similar), Hazardous Materials Removal Workers (80% similar) and Locomotive Engineers (79% similar).
Which jobs like aircraft service attendants pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers ($96,710, +139%; usually a high school diploma), Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels ($92,460, +129%; usually training or an associate degree) and Gas Plant Operators ($87,820, +117%; usually a high school diploma) have the highest BLS median pay compared with aircraft service attendants ($40,450). Without more preparation than aircraft service attendants usually need: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers, Gas Plant Operators and Subway and Streetcar Operators.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.