Passenger attendant vs personal attendant

The differences between passenger attendants and personal attendants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a passenger attendant has an average salary of $33,323, which is higher than the $27,243 average annual salary of a personal attendant.

The top three skills for a passenger attendant include customer service, and . The most important skills for a personal attendant are direct care, CPR, and developmental disabilities.

Passenger attendant vs personal attendant overview

	Passenger Attendant	Personal Attendant
Yearly salary	$33,323	$27,243
Hourly rate	$16.02	$13.10
Growth rate	5%	36%
Number of jobs	44,859	169,833
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Average age	55	48
Years of experience	-	-

Passenger attendant vs personal attendant salary

Passenger attendants and personal attendants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Passenger Attendant	Personal Attendant
Average salary	$33,323	$27,243
Salary range	Between $27,000 And $40,000	Between $21,000 And $34,000
Highest paying City	-	Seattle, WA
Highest paying state	-	Alaska
Best paying company	-	Providence Health & Services
Best paying industry	-	Hospitality

Differences between passenger attendant and personal attendant education

There are a few differences between a passenger attendant and a personal attendant in terms of educational background:

	Passenger Attendant	Personal Attendant
Most common degree	High School Diploma, 36%	Bachelor's Degree, 34%
Most common major	Business	Psychology
Most common college	-	-

Passenger attendant vs personal attendant demographics

Here are the differences between passenger attendants' and personal attendants' demographics:

	Passenger Attendant	Personal Attendant
Average age	55	48
Gender ratio	Male, 36.8% Female, 63.2%	Male, 25.2% Female, 74.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 29.4% Unknown, 4.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 4.7% White, 44.6% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%	Black or African American, 9.2% Unknown, 4.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.7% Asian, 8.5% White, 50.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.3%
LGBT Percentage	13%	7%

Differences between passenger attendant and personal attendant duties and responsibilities

Passenger attendant example responsibilities.

Operate POS cash register to manage cash, credit, and debit card transactions for sell items.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.
Examine injure persons and administer first aid or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, if necessary, using training and medical supplies and equipment.

Personal attendant example responsibilities.

Assist in ADL, grooming and cleaning work area.
help the elderly with ADL help prepare meals drive them to doctors appointments and to do grocery shopping also do light housekeeping
Develop and coordinate daily activities for individual with Alzheimer's disease.
Promote continuity of care by accurately and completely communicating to other caregivers the status of patients for which care is provided.
Provide colostomy care and administer medication for pain management in accordance with current physician recommendations.

Passenger attendant vs personal attendant skills

Common passenger attendant skills

Customer Service, 100%

Common personal attendant skills

Direct Care, 15%
CPR, 10%
Developmental Disabilities, 10%
Adaptive, 9%
Autism, 7%
Companionship, 7%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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