Flight Attendants
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to grow over the next decade, with about 1,219 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the second least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 20% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Prepare reports showing places of departure and destination, passenger ticket numbers, meal and beverage inventories, the conditions of cabin equipment, and any problems encountered by passengers.
AI could do much of this on its own
Announce flight delays and descent preparations.
AI could do much of this on its own
Answer passengers' questions about flights, aircraft, weather, travel routes and services, arrival times, or schedules.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Inspect passenger tickets to verify information and to obtain destination information.
AI could do much of this on its own
Take inventory of headsets, alcoholic beverages, and money collected.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Verify that first aid kits and other emergency equipment, including fire extinguishers and oxygen bottles, are in working order.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Announce and demonstrate safety and emergency procedures, such as the use of oxygen masks, seat belts, and life jackets.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Monitor passenger behavior to identify threats to the safety of the crew and other passengers.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Walk aisles of planes to verify that passengers have complied with federal regulations prior to takeoffs and landings.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Direct and assist passengers in emergency procedures, such as evacuating a plane following an emergency landing.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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Commercial Pilots
Similar work+40% pay126 openings/yrAbout as exposed as your job nowPays about 40% more—$181,318 vs your $129,423 here.
What the move takes
A step up—usually requires a postsecondary nondegree award, plus moderate-term on-the-job training.
Getting ready typically takes one to two years.
Skills you already have
- Customer and Personal Service
- Oral Expression
- Oral Comprehension
- Speech Clarity
- Problem Sensitivity
New skills to build
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Response Orientation
- Control Precision
- Spatial Orientation