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Passenger Attendants

Transportation and Material Moving · SOC 53-6061

11.7% AI Exposure — Medium
$37,720
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
3,600
Proj. Annual Openings
27,110
Employment (OEWS 2025)
-0.7%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
88/100
AI Resiliency Score

AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.

Decision card

Career Evidence Passport

SOC 53-6061 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.

Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
SOC exposure
11.7%
Medium · Anthropic AEI
Automation friction
50/100
Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
Wages
$37,720
No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
Projected openings
3,600
BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +4.7%.
Observed/proxy demand
FY— certified LCAs; 4,343 postings in 2025.

Skill evidence

Service OrientationActive ListeningSpeakingSocial PerceptivenessMonitoring
  • H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
  • Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
  • Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
  • This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.

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AI Exposure Analysis

AI Exposure11.7%
AI Resiliency88/100
Exposure BandMedium
Sector Avg. Exposure0.2%

Across AI measures

Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.

29.5%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic11.7%
AI capability · OpenAI22.2%
AI ability · AIOE54.7%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne75%

Top Skills

1.Service Orientation
2.Active Listening
3.Speaking
4.Social Perceptiveness
5.Monitoring

H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand

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No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.

O*NET occupation profile

What this work involves

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.

Common titles: Bus Aide, Bus Assistant, Bus Attendant, Bus Monitor, Fare Enforcement Officer, Transportation Aide

Representative Tasks

  • Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
  • Provide boarding assistance to elderly, sick, or injured people.
  • Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
  • Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
  • Provide customers with information on routes, gates, prices, timetables, terminals, or concourses.

Detailed Work Activities

  • Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
  • Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
  • Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
  • Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
  • Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft Office software · hotMicrosoft Windows · hotMicrosoft Word · hotEmail softwareTime tracking software

Employment Projections & AI Exposure

15
Occupations Shown
0.8%
Avg AI Exposure
6
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.

Employment & Wage Trend

BLS OEWS, 2019–2025


Occupation Employment & Wage TrendMulti-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 53-6061: 2019 — employment: 28,200, median wage: $26,570; 2020 — employment: 22,990, median wage: $28,770; 2021 — employment: 21,240, median wage: $30,470; 2022 — employment: 13,200, median wage: $34,630; 2023 — employment: 20,190, median wage: $35,620; 2025 — employment: 27,110, median wage: $37,720.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.

Sector Comparison

MetricThis CareerSector Average
AI Exposure11.7%0.2%
OutlookAverage20% Bright
Median Salary$37,720N/A
AI Resiliency88/100N/A