- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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- Company Profile:
A professional who performs variety of personal services conducive to safety and comfort of airline passengers during flight. Respnsibilities include:
* Greets passengers, verifies tickets, records destinations, and directs passengers to assigned seats.
* Assists passengers to store carry-on luggage in overhead, garment, or under seat storage.
* Explains use of safety equipment, such as seat belts, oxygen masks, and life jackets.
* Walks aisle of plane to verify that passengers have complied with federal regulations prior to take off.
* Serves previously prepared meals and beverages.
* Observes passengers to detect signs of discomfort, and issues palliatives to relieve passenger ailments, such as airsickness and insomnia.
* Administers first aid according to passenger distress when needed.
* Answers questions regarding performance of aircraft, stopovers, and flight schedules.
* Performs other personal services, such as distributing reading material and pointing out places of interest.
* Prepares reports showing place of departure and destination, passenger ticket numbers, meal and beverage inventories, palliatives issued, and lost and found articles.
* May collect money for meals and beverages.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who checks airplane-flight attendant'S conformance to personal appearance standard and performance of preflight duties during boarding stage of scheduled airline flights, and compiles report of findings.
* Inspects appearance and grooming of personnel for conformance to company standards.
* Observes performance of on-board airplane preflight duties and inspections by personnel for conformance, adequacy, and completeness.
* Records errors, inadequacies, and reasons for deviation on daily checksheet and forwards checksheet to supervisor.
* Extracts information from checksheets and writes performance reports for inclusion in personnel folders.
* Consolidates trip report and daily checklist information regarding work performed, emergency equipment, safety procedures, and appearance standards for use by supervisor.
* Prepares flight register and schedules to indicate assignments.
* Notifies personnel of changes in schedules.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who renders personal services to passengers in airline terminal to facilitate movement of passengers through terminal and create goodwill. Respnsibilities include:
* Greets and welcomes passengers to terminal.
* Answers questions and advises passengers concerning flight schedules and accommodations, such as arrival or departure time, location of concourses and gates, and selection of seat on aircraft.
* Performs such tasks as assembling and forwarding luggage to departing flight, or guiding and escorting passengers to designated gate for boarding of aircraft, to expedite transfer of passengers between airline flights.
* Informs passengers, upon request, concerning fares, airline schedules, and travel itineraries, and distributes brochures to promote interest and sale of air travel.
* Informs passengers of terminal facilities, such as rest rooms and snackbar, to promote comfort and well being of passengers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who renders variety of personal services to bus passengers to make their trip pleasant. Respnsibilities include:
* Welcomes passengers boarding bus.
* Adjusts seating arrangement to accommodate passengers when requested.
* Answers questions about bus schedules, travel routes, and bus services.
* Points out places of interest.
* Distributes magazines, newspapers, pillows and blankets.
* Mails passengers' letters and arranges for dispatch of telegrams.
* Tends tape recorder to provide music.
* Serves refreshments.
* Lists names of passengers on manifest.
* Maintains inventory to account for food served during trip and food on hand.
* May warm bottles for babies.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who greets guests arriving at country club, catered social function, or other gathering place.
* Introduces guests and suggests planned activities, such as dancing or games.
* Gives directions to personnel engaged in serving of refreshments.
* May plan menus and supervise activities of food-service workers.
* May plan and participate in social activities, games, and sports, depending on nature of establishment or function.
* May deposit or pick up guests at railway station, home, or other location as directed.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who chaperones young people attending social functions held in hotels or restaurants. Respnsibilities include:
* Greets guests and answers questions regarding program.
* Arranges for entertainment, such as games, concerts, and motion pictures.
* Asks guests to observe rules of establishment or reports offenders to house officer.
* May collect tickets for admission to events.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who renders personal services to railroad passengers to make their trip pleasant and comfortable. Respnsibilities include:
* Straightens seat cushions and window shades to prepare cars for passengers.
* Greets passengers boarding trains and introduces passengers to each other.
* Answers questions about train schedules, travel routes, and railway services.
* Assists in feeding and caring for children during transit.
* Assists ill passengers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who renders personal services to railroad passengers to make their trip pleasant and comfortable. Respnsibilities include:
* Straightens seat cushions and window shades to prepare cars for passengers.
* Greets passengers boarding trains and introduces passengers to each other.
* Answers questions about train schedules, travel routes, and railway services.
* Assists in feeding and caring for children during transit.
* Assists ill passengers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who admits members and guests to airline lounge, serves beverages and snacks, and provides other personal services as requested. Respnsibilities include:
* Opens door to lounge in response to sound of buzzer, verifies membership cards, and admits and seats members and guests.
* Serves refreshments such as cocktails, coffee and snacks.
* Answers questions regarding scheduled flights and terminal facilities.
* Verifies passengers' reservations.
* Directs or accompanies passengers to departure gates, rest rooms and other terminal facilities.
* Relays requests for paging service, using telephone.
* Opens cans, bottles, and packages; brews coffee; and arranges pastry, nuts, and appetizers on serving trays.
* Removes used ash trays, glasses, and dishes from tables and picks up trash.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who attends members in private club by performing duties, such as the following. Respnsibilities include:
* Takes orders for food and beverages and serves members in dining room or clubrooms.
* Brings cards, chips, amusement devices, candies, tobacco, and other articles as requested.
* Places orders for clubroom reservation.
* Delivers telephone, telegraph, and personal messages.
* Removes card tables, sweeps and dusts furniture and woodwork, vacuums rugs, and otherwise keeps rooms and halls clean.
Industry:Professional careers
