# 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.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aircraft-service-attendants
- SOC code: 53-6032.00
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $40,450 (10th percentile $33,830, 90th percentile $57,610)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.6%
- Openings a year: 4,000
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCE)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 85 |
| Investigative (I) | 14 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 15 |
| Enterprising (E) | 18 |
| Conventional (C) | 53 |

## What you'd do

- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 87/100)
- Getting Information (importance 85/100)
- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 84/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 79/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 78/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 76/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 76/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 74/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 73/100)
- Training and Teaching Others (importance 68/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Operation and Control, Reading Comprehension, Speaking, Coordination, Time Management, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Public Safety and Security, English Language, Education and Training, Customer and Personal Service, Transportation, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Administration and Management, Law and Government, Mechanical

## Also called

Aircraft Cleaner, Aircraft Deicer, Aircraft Detailer, Aircraft Fueler, Aircraft Refueler, Aircraft Technical Cleaner, Airfield Maintenance Equipment Operator, Airline Refueler, Airplane Refueler, Exterior Aircraft Cleaner

## Related careers

- [Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aircraft-mechanics-and-service-technicians): $79,870 median pay
- [Avionics Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/avionics-technicians): $82,280 median pay
- [Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aircraft-structure-surfaces-rigging-and-systems-assemblers): $65,380 median pay
- [Commercial Pilots](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/commercial-pilots): $123,220 median pay
- [Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/cleaners-of-vehicles-and-equipment): $35,830 median pay
- [Rail Car Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rail-car-repairers): $67,530 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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