Also called: Stateroom Attendant
Cleans and services passenger cabins on a cruise ship.
You care for about 15 cabins, cleaning twice a day and folding towel animals for guests at night. Contracts last six to nine months at sea with few days off. Crew from all over the world live and work together onboard.
Plus tips, room, and board.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No education required; contracts through cruise lines.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing faster than average.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Cleaning robots may help by 2036, but making up cabins to cruise standards stays mostly hands-on.
Age 21+. One way to start: Apply through a cruise line's careers site or approved hiring agency First: STCW basic safety training (about 5 days) and a seafarer medical exam
Classes: Hospitality CTE class, Spanish, Health.
Official data: O*NET occupation 37-2012.
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