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The Beginning of the Flight Attendant
Surprisingly, the first flight attendant in the world was not female and the first flight attendant did not work on a plane. Heinrich Kubis was the first flight attendant and he worked on a zeppelin. The first female flight attendant was a lady named Ellen Church. -
Earnings
Back in the olden days, Flight Attendants made only $1 an hour and worked an average of 100 hours a month. That is $100 every month. Now, Flight Attendants make an average of anywhere between $28-$43 an hour and they work an average of 65-80 per month. -
Workplace
The workplace for Flight Attendants have pretty much remained the same over the years as well. Flight Attendants are usually hired by airlines or private airlines and spend most of their time on an airplane. -
Job Outlook
Back then, males were the prominent Flight Attendants and very few women got accepted to be Flight Attendants because it was a male dominated career. Now, very few males are Flight Attendants and being a Flight Attendant is now a female dominated career. In the future, being a Flight Attendant will probably be a female dominated career and not many changes will occur except for maybe flying longer hours and getting cut in pay to save costs. -
Education
Back then and now Flight Attendants did not and do not need to have a education. However, airlines tend to hire flight attendants with at least some college experience. Also, they hire based on if the individual has a history of working in customer-related jobs. -
Core Tasks
The core tasks for Flight Attendants have remained pretty much the same over the years. They make sure that passengers have an enjoyable experience on the plane, make sure that the passengers have snacks, and they make sure that they instruct their passengers on what to do in case of an emergency on the airplane.
