The glory days of Pan Am flight attendants in crisp blue uniforms serving champagne in first class, directing passengers to safety exits with alacrity, are over: according to CareerCast's 2013 Job Ratings list, of all the careers in the travel industry, flight attendants came last.
High stress, low pay and a disappearing job market all play a factor in this rationale, CareerCast explained.
"As airlines continue to consolidate and reduce staff, this is unlikely to change," they said.
With an overall estimated income of about $38,000, a hiring outlook rate in the negatives and a stressful environment, flight attendant landed the 191 spot out of 200 jobs.
Jobs that were projected to be worse than a flight attendant included lumberjack, actor and newspaper reporter.
Among the five best jobs were actuary, biomedical engineer, (with one of the highest hiring outlook rates of 62.63), and software engineer.
On the whole, travel-related jobs did not appear high on the list. In fact, only "event coordinator" made it above number 100.
Based on the survey, here are some of the jobs that made it on the list from the travel and tourism sector, from best to worst.
1. Event Coordinator: "responsible for planning all logistics and activities associated with the events for which he or she is responsible."
Average income: $26,193
Ranked: 62
2. Aerospace Engineer: "designs, develops and tests new technologies concerned with the manufacture of commercial and military aircraft and spacecraft."
Average income: $102,128
Ranked: 100
3. Chauffer: "Drives limousines or other vehicles to transport passengers to and from specific locations."
Average income: $23,118
Ranked: 107
4. Airline Pilot: "Flies and navigates airplanes or helicopters."
Average income: $106,228
Ranked: 129
5. Aircraft Mechanic: "Performs scheduled inspections, maintenance and repairs on commercial and private aircraft."
Average income: $55,111
Ranked: 149
6. Hotel Manager: "Oversees the successful and profitable operation of hotels and motels."
Average income: $47,197
Ranked: 159
7. Air Traffic Controller: "Manages and controls all air traffic at the airport and within the air space near an airport."
Income: $114,173
Ranked: 170
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