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Air Transport Ramp Attendants  (NOC 7437)
Estrie Region
Description |  Titles |  Duties |   Related Occupations

Air transport ramp attendants operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment, handle cargo and baggage and perform other ground support duties at airports. They are employed by airline and air services companies and the federal government.

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Air transport ramp attendants perform some or all of the following duties:
  • Drive and operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment such as towing tractors, food service trucks, de-icer sprayers and lavatory servicing trucks
  • Position passenger loading stairs and operate aircraft cargo doors
  • Marshal or tow aircrafts to gate positions for passenger boarding and deplaning and for loading and unloading of cargo
  • Sort and load cargo and passenger baggage according to instructions forwarded by load planner to achieve proper balance
  • Unload, sort and route cargo and baggage
  • Transport freight between aircraft and airport warehouse
  • Clean and prepare aircraft interior for passengers and wash aircraft exterior.
Included Cities in Region | Service Canada Offices

Sherbrooke, Coaticook, Lac-Mégantic, Richmond, Asbestos, Bromptonville, Cookshire, Danville, East Angus, Fleurimont, Lennoxville, Magog, Rock Forest, Valcourt, Windsor

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Outlook & Prospects for Air Transport Ramp Attendants in Estrie Region

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Provincial Employment Potential Information

The following table identifies employment conditions within Québec.

Table on the employment potential for Air Transport Ramp Attendants in Estrie Region as well as in the rest of the Québec.
Location Employment Potential Release Date
Abitibi-Témiscamingue Region <Not assigned> 2011-12-21
Bas-Saint-Laurent Region <Not assigned> 2010-03-18
Capitale-Nationale Region <Not assigned> 2012-10-17
Centre-du-Québec Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-08
Chaudière-Appalaches Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-22
Côte-Nord Region Fair 2012-12-11
Estrie Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-20
Gaspésie -- Îles-de-la-Madeleine Region <Not assigned> 2010-12-20
Lanaudière Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-26
Laurentides Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-01
Laval Region <Not assigned> 2011-11-21
Mauricie Region <Not assigned> 2010-01-15
Montérégie Region <Not assigned> 2011-12-21
Montréal Region Fair 2012-11-28
Nord-du-Québec Region N/A N/A
Outaouais Region <Not assigned> 2012-10-15
Saguenay--Lac-Saint-Jean Region <Not assigned> 2012-11-26

Additional Provincial Prospects

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