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Feds call degree-toting flight attendants over-educated
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, you don't need a college degree to be a flight attendant, regardless of what arises in the interview process. This lumps them in with waitresses and parking lot attendants, other jobs in which a BA is considered over-education. Yet, 29.8 percent of flight attendants have at least a college degree, according to the Chronicle of Higher Education, along with 317,000 waiters, more than 140,000 receptionists and close to half a million customer service representatives. These revelations come on the heels of continued debate over whether a college degree is worth the cash it costs. Historically, a degree has been seen as a way to get ahead, but there are too many philosophy majors trying to cobble together livings as bloggers (guilty), making many wonder if higher education worth a price tag that can stretch well into six figures.
The BLS data reveals that 30,000 flight attendants have BAs or above, making it the job with the highest rate of BA degrees per worker on the list.
[Via Business Insider, photo by Herkie via Flickr]
Filed under: Business, North America, United States, Airlines
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
John Paul Nov 4th 2010 4:31AM
What are you trying to say here? One might hope that as a philosophy major it would be readily apparent to you that, to paraphrase Roosevelt, education is the greatest safeguard of democracy. Rather ironic you posted this on election day.
Being a traveler one would hope you would have also noticed how much more difficult it can be to communicate in authoritarian regimes "trying to cobble together livings as bloggers"
No one can ever foreclose on your degree, once in hand, its yours for forever.
How do you get Tom Johansmeyer off your front porch?
Pay for the pizza.