Job prospects Cargo Attendant - Air Transport in Newfoundland and Labrador

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Job opportunities in Newfoundland and Labrador

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be good for Air transport ramp attendants (NOC 74202) in Newfoundland and Labrador for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
• Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Here are some key facts about Air transport ramp attendants in Newfoundland and Labrador:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air transport ramp attendants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 49%
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482, 486, 487, 493): 38%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 13%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 88% compared to 83% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 12% compared to 17% for all occupations
• 47% of air transport ramp attendants work all year, while 53% work only part of the year, compared to 56% and 43% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 40 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 94% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 6% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 39% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 36% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 18% compared to 23% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: n/a
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

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Labour market conditions over the next 10 years

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