Women in Aviation
Women can gain employment in the aviation industry in manufacturing, engineering, and passenger service positions. The last is the field most available to women. It includes ticket clerks, space reservations, and stewardesses, the largest category.
Although the main emphasis in selecting stewardesses in personal appearance and disposition, an applicant must also qualify herself by having a college degree or registered nurse certificate. Lesser qualifications are accepted as exceptions. The supreme requirement for stewardesses is that they remain single while employed, and this restriction results in a rapid turnover of employees. Salaries are low, starting at $185 and reaching a limit of $275 a month.
Other occupations connected with aviation include charter service, resort and tourist flying, and non-scheduled air freight service. These jobs have no basic requirement of college education, but the most successful people in them do hold some sort of degree.
In addition to career work, part-time summer jobs are also available in most factories and airports. Ramp and cargo handlers, office work, catering service and other minor services have made many summers profitable for college undergraduates.
Literature and general information on all fields of vocational work in the aviation industry are available at the Office of Student Placement, 54 Dunster Street, or can be obtained by writing specific airlines, aircraft manufacturers, or aviation research foundations.