Description
As a SkyWest Flight Attendant, your primary responsibility is to ensure the safety and well-being of passengers throughout their flight. In addition to safety, you will provide exceptional customer service by caring for passengers and serving them meals and drinks. This dynamic role offers the opportunity to travel, encounter new challenges, and represent SkyWest with enthusiasm and professionalism. You will contribute to a positive work environment, efficiently manage in-flight services, greet and assist passengers, provide leadership in emergency situations, calmly resolve passenger issues, ensure compliance with safety regulations, and adhere to established procedures.
Flight Hours:
Initial Training: Upon completion of phases one and two of Initial New Hire training, new hire flight attendants are guaranteed 76 flight hours as a reserve. This means you'll receive pay for 76 flight hours, regardless of the actual number of hours flown.
Pay:
Base Pay: The starting base pay is $28.86 per flight hour.
Monthly Guarantee: This equates to a guaranteed gross monthly income of $2,193.36 (76 flight hours x $28.86).
Per Diem: In addition to base pay, you'll receive $2.25 per diem for each hour you're on duty away from your domicile.
Note: The monthly guarantee does not include per diem, boarding pay, or any flight hours worked beyond the 76-hour guarantee.
Requirements
- Age: Must be at least 21 years old.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Passport: Prior to training, applicants must possess a valid U.S. or foreign passport with at least 12 months of validity and necessary visas for travel between the United States, Canada, Mexico, and the Bahamas.
- Language Skills: Excellent English communication skills are essential for providing safety information to passengers and writing clear, factual, and detailed reports.
- Technical Skills: Applicants must be comfortable using electronic devices and PEDs for operating audio/video systems, collecting in-flight purchases, and performing other flight and training duties.
- Shift Flexibility: Willingness to work varied shifts up to 16 hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Travel: Ability to travel frequently and spend extended periods alone without supervision.
- Reliability: Must be reliable and punctual.
- Relocation: Willingness to relocate to one of SkyWest's crew domiciles after completing training: Atlanta, Boise, Chicago, Colorado Springs, Dallas/Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Fresno, Houston, Los Angeles, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Palm Springs, Phoenix, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, or Tucson.
Physical Requirements:
- Height: Between 5'0" and 6'0" without shoes.
- Weight: Must allow for safe operation of the aircraft and meet specific aircraft dimensions.
- Physical Ability:
- Frequent walking, bending, and reaching.
- Opening emergency exits and closing aircraft doors (up to 45 lbs).
- Pushing and pulling beverage carts (up to 250 lbs).
- Lifting, storing, transporting, and reaching for items.
- Vision: Corrected vision should not exceed 20/40.
- Hearing: Normal or corrected hearing range within 15-17kHz.
Appearance Requirements:
- Overall Appearance: Professional, neat, and clean.
- Hair: No extreme styles or colors.
- Piercings:
- Single stud nose piercing (2mm or smaller).
- Two piercings per ear (gauges must be plugged with clear or skin-toned plugs and not exceed ½").
- No facial, mouth, or tongue piercings.
- Tattoos: Visible tattoos must adhere to company guidelines regarding size and location. Offensive tattoos must not be visible.
- Uniform: Must wear a company-issued uniform and compliant face mask/covering as required.
