United Airlines Is Hiring Hebrew-Speaking Flight Attendants – A Career Without Borders!
Bring Your Hebrew Skills to the Skies with the World's Largest Airline
United Airlines is searching for Hebrew-speaking Flight Attendants to join our team at three U.S. base locations: Newark, Dulles, and Chicago. If you've ever wanted a career that combines language, service, and global travel—this is your opportunity.
With over 30,000 active flight attendants and the most expansive route network in the world, United offers something rare: the chance to use your Hebrew fluency every day while building a career with real stability, industry-leading pay, and genuine growth potential. And here's the best part—you don't need special schooling or a college degree. We'll train you fully.
The Bases
- Newark, New Jersey
- Dulles, Virginia
- Chicago, Illinois
Training That Sets You Up for Success
Your journey begins with 6.5 weeks of Initial Training in Houston, Texas—widely regarded as the best flight attendant training in the industry. You'll learn United's safety and service standards inside and out.
While training, you'll receive:
- A weekly stipend of $140
- Dual occupancy hotel accommodations
- Breakfast and either lunch or dinner (depending on your training schedule)
After successfully completing training and attending base orientation at your assigned location, you'll officially become a full-time United employee. Please note: relocation funds are not provided.
What It Takes to Thrive Here?
- Safety Comes First: You'll be responsible for ensuring the highest levels of safety on every flight.
- A People-First Approach: You'll adapt to all kinds of customer-facing situations with optimism and positivity. Your interpersonal skills, good judgment, and ability to resolve issues with compassion and grace will build customer loyalty and represent United with pride.
- Flexibility: With the world's most comprehensive route network, United's flight attendants are available for global assignments 24/7—including nights, weekends, holidays, and extended hours. You'll fulfill reserve assignments on short notice and be away from your base for days at a time.
- Dependability and Timeliness: These are critical to success in this role and to keeping our schedule running smoothly.
- Team Player: You'll work independently and collaboratively, with a consistent track record of both.
- Turn Dreams into Reality: Have fun, travel the world, explore new cultures, and craft memorable experiences for every customer, every flight, every day.
Qualifications and Requirements
- Age: 21 years or older at time of application
- Education: High school graduate or GED (2+ years of college preferred)
- Experience: At least one year of customer service experience in the service industry (retail, hospitality, food service, teaching/education, aviation, social service, etc.)
- Language Skills:
- Must be able to speak, read, write, and understand English fluently
- Must be able to read and speak Hebrew fluently
- Communication: Must be able to speak clearly, concisely, and in an organized manner—loud enough to be heard in an emergency
- Hearing: Ability to hear all types and ranges of sound
- Stress Management: Effectively communicate during high-stress situations such as aircraft evacuation, security threats, delays, medical emergencies, severe weather, and turbulence
Appearance and Grooming Standards
- Professional appearance and excellent grooming standards required
- Willingness to follow uniform, hair, tattoo, and piercing guidelines
- Tattoo Policy:
- Tattoos are NOT permitted on the head, hands, fingers, or neck (including back of neck and on, in, or behind the ear)
- Tattoos in these areas cannot be covered by makeup or bandages
- Visible tattoos on arms, wrists, legs, and feet are permitted
- Any visible tattoo must not be larger than a credit card/employee badge (3.5" x 2.24") or must be covered by standard uniform pieces
- Tattoos must not be offensive (violent, obscene, sexual, racist, or containing objectionable content or weapons imagery)
- Decorative covers, adornments, and/or jewelry on teeth or in the mouth are not permitted
Technical and Practical Requirements
- Ability to proficiently operate electronic devices (phones, tablets, laptops) for required tasks
- Must possess a valid passport prior to application with 12 months remaining validity and two consecutive blank pages
- Current physical possession of a valid U.S. passport book or foreign passport book with applicable visas and eligibility to travel globally without restrictions
- Ability to travel to and from all countries United serves without restrictions
- Ability to stand, walk, kneel, bend, stoop, stretch, reach, lift heavy objects (such as luggage to overhead bin), and push/pull beverage cart (up to 250 lbs.)
- Ability to pass a functional reach assessment with a combined 76-inch vertical and 43.5-inch horizontal reach (without shoes)
- Ability to sit in an assigned jump seat with seatbelt and shoulder harness fastened
- Required to serve and/or sell food and beverages (including alcohol) professionally
- Must be legally authorized to work in the United States
- Must be willing and able to work a flexible schedule in support of United's 24/7 operation (weekdays, weekends, holidays, etc.)
What to Expect During Onboarding and Training
- Successful completion of an evacuation drill in the water (pool) during training
- Pre-employment DOT drug screen, comprehensive background checks, fingerprinting, and vision/hearing tests
- Must be able to pass DOT/FAA pre-employment and randomized drug screens (medical and recreational marijuana prohibited due to safety-sensitive nature of the role)
- Must be able to pass a 10-year background check, including criminal history
- Must meet hearing and vision requirements as established by the FAA and United (not having hearing loss in better ear greater than 40 dB when losses at 500, 1000, and 2000 Hz are averaged; each eye must be 20/40 or better corrected)
What United Offers You?
Compensation
- Starting hourly flight pay of $38.21/hour
- Top of base scale at $100.13/hour by 2030
- Additional compensation for language skills, lead positions, and international trips
- Annual base pay increases through 2030 in addition to seniority-based pay increases
- $1,000 bonus upon successful training graduation
- Profit sharing eligibility
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 401(k) with company participation
- Vacation and sick time
- Life, accident, and disability insurance
- Employee Assistance Program
- Paid holidays and paid time off
Travel Privileges
- Fly around the world on United—you, your family, and your friends can travel on a stand-by status
- Free uniforms, luggage, and inclusive uniform standards where employees feel welcome to be their authentic selves
Equal Opportunity Employer
United Airlines is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, age, veteran status, or any other protected category under applicable law. We provide reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities.
Ready to Take Off?
If you're a Hebrew speaker ready to embark on a career that takes you around the world, apply today and begin your journey with United Airlines—where the world is yours to explore.
Your journey starts here. Join the United family and discover a career without limits.
