Travel Attendants
VET / TAFE Moderate growth · ANZSCO skill level 3 · occupation 4517
Travel Attendants provide services for the safety and comfort of passengers in aircraft, ships and railway sleeping cars.
People employed10,700
Median pay$1,504per week, full-time
Projected growth+4.4%over 5 years (to 2030)
Recent growth+1.9%per year
Median age37
Female share61%
How do you get there?
Highest qualification held by people in this job: 16.9% university · 37% vet / tafe · 40.5% school / entry (ABS Census via JSA).
Where these jobs are
NSW 38.9% · VIC 25.9% · QLD 20.7% · WA 7.8% · SA 3.3% · ACT 1.4% · NT 1.2% · TAS 0.9%
Top industries
Transport, Postal and Warehousing.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia — Occupation profiles (Feb 2026) + Employment Projections (May 2025–2035). © Commonwealth of Australia, CC BY 4.0. Figures are national estimates.