Flight Attendants
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Calculated automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 38% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Flight Attendants will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
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Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Flight Attendants' job openings is expected to rise 9.9% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Flight Attendants' was $68,370, or $32 per hour
'Flight Attendants' were paid 42.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 126,020 people employed as 'Flight Attendants' within the United States.
This represents around 0.08% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 1 thousand people are employed as 'Flight Attendants'.
Job description
Monitor safety of the aircraft cabin. Provide services to airline passengers, explain safety information, serve food and beverages, and respond to emergency incidents.
SOC Code: 53-2031.00
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Plus, robots can't do such things as CPR or use a first aid kit, for example. So, it's pretty risky.
And by the way flight attendants are there to save u not to make u happy.
First priority is safety the If it’s possible the service time will come.
Given the recent horrific experiences passengers had to endure from these "flight attendants", I see machines replacing these incompetent humans in the future. It'll save the airlines plenty of revenue and avoid lawsuits and having to pay these poorly trained service attendants for mediocre to dismal services provided.
The only ones to blame would be the flight attendants themselves, because a machine did a better job than they ever would.
I have witnessed a decline in the manners and decorum of the passengers traveling. Possibly, the added stress to passengers of airport safety procedures has taken a toll on their nerves. I remember when friends and family could accompany passengers to the gate. Now, the seats are packed in like sardines in a can.
Airline competition made the way for no-frills service and more passengers in smaller seats on airplanes. This has taken a toll on everyone's stress levels. Still, I see friendly FAs who are doing their best to accommodate everyone onboard and assuage those who are already frazzled by the time they take their seats.
A robot may make the dispersion of in-flight commodities easier but it can never take care of all of the emergencies that FAs are trained to handle, the medical emergencies, the duplicate and other seating problems, the myriad of human interactions that FA's handle, unaccompanied children, wheelchair passengers, interaction with cockpit and ground staff, etc., etc. the list goes on, not even considering a major emergency like a hijack incident.
You have vastly underestimated the uber-selective hiring, initial and ongoing training that FAs have. Did you know that they have to take FAA-mandated emergency testing yearly on every airplane which they are qualified to work and pass the test with a 90-100% grade. This includes physical testing in airplane simulators., first aide, resuscitation and cardio procedures etc.
If you see an FA behaving in the unprofessional manner you have described, you should write a letter to the airline about that employee.
For example,
Today : 10 human flight attendants
Future: 1-3 human flight attendants, 7+ robot flight attendants.
Capish? :P
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