Transportation Attendants, Except Flight Attendants and Baggage Porters
Transportation Attendants work on ships, trains, and buses, welcome passengers, serve them meals, and communicate safety procedures.
If you’ve ever boarded a ship, train, or bus, you have likely interacted with a Transportation Attendant, responsible for welcoming you aboard, serving meals, demonstrating safety equipment, and answering any questions. Possible job titles include Conductor, Transportation Attendant, School Bus Attendant, and Transportation Aide.
Important skills for Transportation Attendants to have include communication, social awareness, customer service, and listening.
Daily tasks for Transportation Attendants include collecting fare from
passengers, issue boarding passes and transfers, helping elderly or injured people board the vehicle, demonstrate safety equipment and procedures, and welcome passengers aboard.
Transportation Attendants work outdoors, exposed to the elements, or inside an enclosed space in a vehicle. They work in a group and interact with others, dealing with customers on a regular basis. An attention to detail is critical since errors on the job can cause inconvenient consequences to passengers.
In order to start a career as a Transportation Attendant, you need a high school diploma and knowledge of customer service, psychology, public safety, and administration.
Transportation Attendant professionals make approximately $9.98/hour and $20,750 annually. There are 7,700 projected job openings available over the next decade.