Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants (53-6061)

Occupation description:  Provide services to ensure the safety and comfort of passengers aboard ships, buses, trains, or within the station or terminal. Perform duties such as greeting passengers, explaining the use of safety equipment, serving meals or beverages, or answering questions related to travel. Excludes Baggage Porters and Bellhops (39-6011).

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Job outlook

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2019 Wages

* indicates the estimate is not available, or the hourly wage is greater than $100, or the annual wage is greater than $208,000.

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
879	215	24.5	46.2	40.2

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	224
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	39
UI claimants previously working in occupation	240

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	294
Number of job position postings	34
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	8.6

Typical Entry-level Education, Experience, and/or On-the-job Training