Aircraft Service Attendants
SOC 53-6032 · 2024-2034
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.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
What California expects of this job
- Typical pay in California
- $47,824per year
- Projected openings
- 3,870
- Projected change
- +13%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad MSA (San Diego County) | $57,464 | 190 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | $50,447 | 220 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $43,267 | 310 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $43,242 | 2,670 |
What the pay actually ranges across
- The lowest-paid tenth earn under
- $42,592
- A quarter earn under
- $44,268
- Half earn under
- $47,824
- Three quarters earn under
- $55,284
- The highest-paid tenth earn over
- $77,796
A median is one point. These are the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for California, and they say how far apart the people doing this job actually are. Read them as the spread across everyone already in the work — not as a starting wage and not as a promise about where anyone lands.
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| Occupation | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $88,534 | 11,680 | +12.8% |
| Avionics Technicians | $95,095 | 1,040 | +8.3% |
| Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers | $65,092 | 2,580 | -13.3% |
| Commercial Pilots | $169,215 | 7,200 | +19.6% |
| Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment | $38,750 | 69,180 | +4.8% |
| Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | $76,041 | 20,390 | +5.1% |