Flight Attendants

Opportunities for experience in this occupation are almost nonexistent until you have completed flight attendant training school. You may explore this occupation by talking with flight attendants. Suggested interview questions include: What made you want to enter this career? What do you like most and least about your job? How did you train for this field? What are some key skills for success? What advice would you give to young people about preparing for the field and being successful on the job?

Airline companies and private training schools offer information about the work of flight attendants at their Web sites. You can also read blogs and listen to podcasts about aviation and work as a flight attendant. Visit https://aviation.feedspot.com/cabin_crew_blogs for a list of flight attendant blogs.

Any part-time or full-time job in customer service, such as food service, hospitality, or retail sales, would offer a good introduction to the kind of work flight attendants do. You might also try volunteering for jobs that require people skills, such as diplomacy, listening, helping, and explaining.