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Airport Jobs
Are Abundant and Available
Airport jobs are
relatively abundant in the aviation industry.
And quite
often, they do not require an advanced college degree, specialized
training or aviation job experience.
The number of
jobs available at airports (especially the larger ones) is quite
impressive.
The variety of work ensures that almost
everyone can find a position for which they are qualified and
interested.
Airports
represent micro-cities and as such they provide nearly as many types of
jobs that you might find in a city.
There are many advantages to this.
Finding a line of work you enjoy is fairly easy, and moving up in that
company isn’t too difficult either because the turnover rate is usually
high.
If you want to switch careers, making
contacts with employees at other companies is also easy because you’re
all in the same location.
Next time you walk through
an airport, notice all the retail shops, restaurants, bars, services,
and building employees.
In addition to the
concession or retail related positions, there are many behind-the-scene
jobs, such as a Fixed Base Operator (FBO).
Many jobs at FBO’s include
tasks that involve the client’s aircraft, such as cleaning or servicing
the plane.
Here is a brief list of some of the various
airport jobs:
Sky
Cap
- Skycaps are hired by
the airport to stand by the curb in front of airline entrances and help
passengers with loading, unloading, and carting their baggage.
Assistant
Airport Manager / Deputy Director of Aviation
- Assistant
airport managers, or deputy directors of aviation, help the airport
manager fulfill the tasks and responsibilities of maintaining an
airport.
- This may include the purchase, maintenance, and
staffing of
airport vehicles, and equipment.
Director
- Airport
directors are ultimately responsible for what happens at an airport:
short- and long-term planning, project management, staffing, operations
in general. It's a high-stress job that is also very rewarding.
Airport
Engineer / Planner
- Airport
engineers or airport planner,
work together with architects and contractors to design airports and
runways.
- They supervise all phases of design and
construction in an
effort to keep the work on schedule and according to approved plans.
Concessions
/ Airport Food Service
- Airport
concessionaires are the
retail shops, bars, coffee shops, newsstands, parking lots, car rental
agencies, shuttle transportation service, and food service companies
located within an airport or on airport grounds.
- These jobs are very
customer service oriented, provide hourly pay, and normally do not
require a college education.
Airport Guide
/
Ambassador
- Airport guides
or airport ambassadors are full-
or part-time employees who provide assistance and information to
airport passengers.
- They may provide ground transportation or
curbside
assistance. Ambassadors often explain to passengers what services are
available to them at the airport.
Airport
Custodians / Serviceperson
- Airport
service people, or airport
custodial services attendants, are the maintenance personnel at the
airport.
- They cut grass, water plants, clean windows,
maintain
lighting, perform janitorial work, and are responsible for the
airport’s general upkeep and cleanliness.
Fixed
Based Operator Lineperson
- Linepersons
are employed by Fixed
Base Operators (FBOs) and handle a variety of duties. The lineperson
meets the arriving aircraft, guides it to and secures it in the
appropriate parking area, fuels and services the plane, inspects the
craft for low tire pressure or fluid leaks, and generally serves as the
FBO greeter.
Fixed Base
Operator (FBO) Manager
- FBO
managers oversee the FBO's operations and supervises its employees. FBO
managers usually work their way up from lineperson and already have
several years of experience working in aviation. Their duties may
include making up the employee scheduling, hiring, training, and
terminating employees.
Emergency
Services
- Airport
emergency services personnel include firefighters, firefighter medics,
and police officers.
Air Traffic
Controller and
Airport Security jobs
- Currently,
there is a major (and
growing) shortage of air traffic controllers. Additionally, there is a
big need for airport security workers throughout the U.S. and in other
countries.
And let's not forget the ever-popular airport jobs such as
flight
attendants and baggage handlers.
The easiest way to
find an airport job is directly through the airport website.
All major airports have a website.
Look for a
section called "careers" or "employment". Follow the online
directions and apply for the position.
In addition to the Airport
jobs section here, you may want to consider
other Federal
Government jobs, such as: Government
Contracts jobs, Post
Office jobs, State
Government jobs, Federal
Police jobs, Homeland
Security jobs, and Civil
Service jobs.
An important factor to consider when looking into Government jobs is
the Employment
Background Screening that many organizations require.
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