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Passenger Attendants

Provide services to ensure the safety of passengers aboard ships, buses, trains, or within the station or terminal. Perform duties such as explaining the use of safety equipment, serving meals or beverages, or answering questions related to travel.

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A look at the work

  • Perform equipment safety checks prior to departure.
  • Explain and demonstrate safety procedures and safety equipment use.
  • Signal transportation operators to stop or to proceed.
  • Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
  • Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
  • Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
  • Open and close doors for passengers.
  • Greet passengers boarding transportation equipment and announce routes and stops.

A selection of source-listed tasks; duties vary by role and employer.

Interests involved in this work

These source scores describe occupational work activities. They are separate from your personal test results.

Hands-on

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

3.8 / 7

Investigative

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

1.2 / 7

Creative

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

1.0 / 7

Helping people

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

4.4 / 7

Enterprising

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

3.1 / 7

Organizing

2026-02 · Machine Learning/Expert

4.5 / 7

Skills to explore

Source-reported importance on a 1–5 scale. Try a course, project or conversation to learn what these skills involve.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

2026-08

3.8 / 5

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

2026-08

3.8 / 5

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

2026-08

3.6 / 5

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

2026-08

3.6 / 5

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

2026-08

3.3 / 5

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

2026-08

3.0 / 5

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

2026-08

3.0 / 5

Instructing

Teaching others how to do something.

2026-08

3.0 / 5

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

2026-08

2.9 / 5

Reading Comprehension

Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.

2026-08

2.9 / 5

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Source preparation category: Job Zone 2 of 5 · 2026-08. This category describes typical preparation, not your eligibility.

Source & methodology

O*NET-SOC code 53-6061.00 · Database 31.0 · Retrieved Oct 14, 2026. Dates on individual observations describe their source periods.

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