Job prospects Aircraft Groomer in Nova Scotia

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Job opportunities in Nova Scotia

These outlooks were updated on December 11, 2024.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Air transport ramp attendants (NOC 74202) in Nova Scotia for the 2024-2026 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 Nova Scotia:

• Approximately 600 people work in this occupation.
• Air transport ramp attendants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 60%
  • Support activities for transportation (NAICS 488): 37%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 77% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 23% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 48% of air transport ramp attendants work all year, while 52% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 37 weeks compared to 42 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 92% compared to 51% for all occupations
  • Women: 8% compared to 49% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 10% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 56% compared to 27% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 9% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 16% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: less than 5% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 10% for all occupations

Breakdown by region

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