Job prospects Ramp Attendant - Air Transport near Yellowknife (NT)

The employment outlook will be limited for Air transport ramp attendants (NOC 74202) in Northwest Territories for the 2024-2026 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

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

• Supply chain challenges have been exacerbated in the Northwest Territories by record-low water levels throughout the territory, leading to barge service cancellations in 2023 and 2024. This may increase demand for air transportation occupations in the Northwest Territories.

Here are some key facts about Air transport ramp attendants in Northwest Territories:

• Approximately 100 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air transport ramp attendants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Transportation and warehousing (NAICS 48-49): more than 95%
• 64% of air transport ramp attendants work all year, while 36% work only part of the year, compared to 71% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 46 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 87% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 13% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: n/a
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 44% compared to 26% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology