Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
53-6032 Aircraft Service Attendants
Service aircraft with fuel. May de-ice aircraft, refill water and cooling agents, empty sewage tanks, service air and oxygen systems, or clean and polish exterior.
National estimates for Aircraft Service Attendants
Industry profile for Aircraft Service Attendants
Geographic profile for Aircraft Service Attendants
National estimates for Aircraft Service Attendants:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 12,170 |
6.7 % |
$ 18.58 |
$ 38,640 |
1.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 13.42 |
$ 14.42 |
$ 17.50 |
$ 21.48 |
$ 28.26 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 27,920 |
$ 29,990 |
$ 36,390 |
$ 44,670 |
$ 58,790 |
Industry profile for Aircraft Service Attendants:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Aircraft Service Attendants are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Aircraft Service Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
7,880 |
4.04 |
$ 17.59 |
$ 36,590 |
| Scheduled Air Transportation |
650 |
0.17 |
$ 16.46 |
$ 34,240 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
610 |
0.01 |
$ 18.18 |
$ 37,800 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
610 |
0.12 |
$ 19.01 |
$ 39,550 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
540 |
1.12 |
$ 18.99 |
$ 39,510 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Aircraft Service Attendants:
Top paying industries for Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Couriers and Express Delivery Services |
470 |
0.05 |
$ 27.47 |
$ 57,140 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods (4241, 4247, and 4249 only) |
610 |
0.12 |
$ 19.01 |
$ 39,550 |
| Nonscheduled Air Transportation |
540 |
1.12 |
$ 18.99 |
$ 39,510 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
610 |
0.01 |
$ 18.18 |
$ 37,800 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
7,880 |
4.04 |
$ 17.59 |
$ 36,590 |
Geographic profile for Aircraft Service Attendants:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Aircraft Service Attendants are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Aircraft Service Attendants, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Aircraft Service Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
1,490 |
0.12 |
1.41 |
$ 17.77 |
$ 36,960 |
| Florida |
1,280 |
0.15 |
1.72 |
$ 16.63 |
$ 34,590 |
| Colorado |
1,090 |
0.41 |
4.80 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,160 |
| Tennessee |
700 |
0.23 |
2.70 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,660 |
| Ohio |
550 |
0.11 |
1.23 |
$ 16.30 |
$ 33,900 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Service Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Alaska |
200 |
0.68 |
7.89 |
$ 19.77 |
$ 41,120 |
| Colorado |
1,090 |
0.41 |
4.80 |
$ 18.35 |
$ 38,160 |
| Maine |
200 |
0.35 |
3.99 |
$ 17.32 |
$ 36,020 |
| Tennessee |
700 |
0.23 |
2.70 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,660 |
| Oklahoma |
320 |
0.20 |
2.37 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,660 |
Top paying states for Aircraft Service Attendants:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hawaii |
90 |
0.16 |
1.87 |
$ 23.94 |
$ 49,800 |
| Kentucky |
160 |
0.09 |
1.00 |
$ 23.79 |
$ 49,490 |
| Tennessee |
700 |
0.23 |
2.70 |
$ 22.91 |
$ 47,660 |
| Oklahoma |
320 |
0.20 |
2.37 |
$ 22.43 |
$ 46,660 |
| New Jersey |
500 |
0.13 |
1.49 |
$ 21.78 |
$ 45,300 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
740 |
0.08 |
0.98 |
$ 20.71 |
$ 43,070 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
660 |
0.45 |
5.23 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,700 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
550 |
0.22 |
2.60 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,290 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
480 |
0.79 |
9.09 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,240 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
370 |
0.13 |
1.47 |
$ 18.24 |
$ 37,940 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
350 |
0.10 |
1.12 |
$ 18.72 |
$ 38,930 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
240 |
0.09 |
1.06 |
$ 15.76 |
$ 32,790 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL |
210 |
0.18 |
2.05 |
$ 15.63 |
$ 32,510 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
200 |
0.07 |
0.80 |
$ 19.37 |
$ 40,300 |
| Anchorage, AK |
180 |
1.11 |
12.85 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Anchorage, AK |
180 |
1.11 |
12.85 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
480 |
0.79 |
9.09 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,240 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
90 |
0.63 |
7.31 |
$ 15.24 |
$ 31,710 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO |
660 |
0.45 |
5.23 |
$ 18.61 |
$ 38,700 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME |
90 |
0.44 |
5.09 |
$ 16.90 |
$ 35,160 |
| Colorado Springs, CO |
100 |
0.35 |
4.03 |
$ 15.42 |
$ 32,070 |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.27 |
3.17 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Dayton, OH |
100 |
0.27 |
3.15 |
$ 14.99 |
$ 31,190 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
550 |
0.22 |
2.60 |
$ 16.97 |
$ 35,290 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
30 |
0.21 |
2.43 |
$ 20.83 |
$ 43,320 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Aircraft Service Attendants:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oklahoma City, OK |
170 |
0.27 |
3.17 |
$ 25.46 |
$ 52,950 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN |
80 |
0.13 |
1.55 |
$ 25.44 |
$ 52,910 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR |
480 |
0.79 |
9.09 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,240 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
30 |
0.21 |
2.43 |
$ 20.83 |
$ 43,320 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
740 |
0.08 |
0.98 |
$ 20.71 |
$ 43,070 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN |
80 |
0.09 |
1.00 |
$ 20.60 |
$ 42,840 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
90 |
0.03 |
0.38 |
$ 20.47 |
$ 42,570 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
140 |
0.02 |
0.29 |
$ 20.39 |
$ 42,420 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
40 |
0.01 |
0.16 |
$ 19.99 |
$ 41,580 |
| Anchorage, AK |
180 |
1.11 |
12.85 |
$ 19.85 |
$ 41,280 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Aircraft Service Attendants:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Aircraft Service Attendants:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Aircraft Service Attendants:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
