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Passenger Attendants - 53-6061.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Provide services to ensure the safety of passengers aboard ships, buses, trains, or within the station or terminal. Perform duties such as explaining the use of safety equipment, serving meals or beverages, or answering questions related to travel.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

Bus Aide
Bus Assistant
Bus Attendant

Bus Monitor
Fare Enforcement Officer
Transportation Aide

SOC Occupation Groups

53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-6000	Other Transportation Workers
53-6060	Passenger Attendants
53-6061.00	Passenger Attendants

Related Occupations

39-3093.00	Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants Bright Outlook
39-6011.00	Baggage Porters and Bellhops
43-4081.00	Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks
43-4181.00	Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks
53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
53-1044.00	First-Line Supervisors of Passenger Attendants
53-2031.00	Flight Attendants
53-3052.00	Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
53-3053.00	Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
53-6021.00	Parking Attendants

Tasks

Adjust window shades or seat cushions at the request of passengers.
Count and verify tickets and seat reservations and record numbers of passengers boarding and disembarking.
Determine or facilitate seating arrangements.
Explain and demonstrate safety procedures and safety equipment use.
Greet passengers boarding transportation equipment and announce routes and stops.
Issue and collect passenger boarding passes and transfers, tearing or punching tickets as necessary to prevent reuse.
Open and close doors for passengers.
Perform equipment safety checks prior to departure.
Provide boarding assistance to elderly, sick, or injured people.
Provide customers with information on routes, gates, prices, timetables, terminals, or concourses.
Respond to passengers' questions, requests, or complaints.
Secure passengers for transportation by buckling seatbelts or fastening wheelchairs with tie-down straps.
Signal transportation operators to stop or to proceed.
Transport baggage or coordinate transportation between assigned rooms, terminals, or platforms.