Occupation
Flight attendant
Flight attendants are safety crew first and service crew second. They run pre-flight checks, brief passengers, manage the cabin in normal and emergency conditions, and serve food and drink in between. The schedule is irregular, includes nights and holidays, and involves nights away from home.
Also known as: Cabin crew member · Air host · Air hostess · Cabin attendant
Occupation content
Part of Hospitality, travel and tourism
What the work involves
- Attend the pre-flight briefing and check emergency, medical, and cabin equipment.
- Board passengers, check seating, exit rows, and stowage, and deliver the safety demonstration.
- Serve meals, drinks, and duty-free and look after passengers during the flight.
- Handle medical events, disruptive passengers, and unwell travellers using set procedures.
- Secure the cabin for turbulence, take-off, and landing and complete crew paperwork.
- Follow emergency, evacuation, and security drills as trained and required by the regulator.
How people commonly enter
- Airline-run initial cabin crew training completed after selection, which regulators require before flying.
- Direct application from customer-facing work in retail, hospitality, or healthcare.
- A college certificate in flight services, tourism, or hospitality.
- Language, first aid, or swimming requirements set by an individual airline or regulator.
Typical training: Short course or on-the-job training
Licensing: Regulated in most jurisdictions — confirm the current requirement with the regulator in your province, state, or country.
Typical work context
Involves travel · Team based · Shift work · Public facing · High responsibility
Related interests
Social (helping) · Enterprising (leading) · Realistic (hands-on)
Related aptitude preparation
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Skills to practise
- Safety judgment
- Customer-service judgment
- Situational judgment
- Learning and information retention
- Multitasking and monitoring
Practice suites
Related learning
Family-level learning links for Hospitality, travel and tourism.
Official sources
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- Canada Job Bank — career planning and occupation search (flight attendants) · Canada
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- US BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook — Flight Attendants · United States
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- O*NET OnLine — occupation quick search: flight attendants · International
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This is a broad Hospitality, travel and tourism family. Explore the official profile for the chosen occupation; entry education and training can differ within the family.
Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Hospitality, travel and tourism: education pathways
Some roles in Hospitality, travel and tourism may be regulated. Confirm whether the specific role requires registration, certification, or a jurisdiction-specific licence.
Canada Job Bank Career Planning · Canada · Current official profile; consult source for its release period
Hospitality, travel and tourism: licensing
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