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Flight Attendants
Also filed here: Flight attendant, Cabin crew, Air hostess, Steward
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 8.8% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #646 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +8.8% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $63,580 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 133,700 in the US, with about 18,500 openings a year
The work, 17 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
AI helps with this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers21%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 75 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists17%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 98 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Monitor individual behavior or performance11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,704 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect vehicles6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor safety or security of work areas, facilities, or properties6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Administer emergency medical treatment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Monitor resources or inventories5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Resolve personnel or operational problems4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Operate communications equipment or systems2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,650 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Evaluate the quality or accuracy of data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 426 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Sell products or services2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 109 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 18,500 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
The jobs closest to this one. None of them is much less exposed.
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- Shares 45% of the workHosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop14% AI does, against 4% here+3.4% by 2035 · $31,200 · No formal credential
- Shares 42% of the workPassenger Attendants26% AI does, against 4% here+6% by 2035 · $37,720 · High school diploma
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.24, higher than 77% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 53-2031 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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