Job prospects Ramp Attendant - Air Transport in Northwest Territories

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "ramp attendant - air transport" in Northwest Territories or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Northwest Territories

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 28, 2026. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Good

The employment outlook will be Good for air transport ramp attendants (NOC 74202) in Northwest Territories for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Trade tensions have reduced the number of overnight U.S. visitors expected to travel to the Northwest Territories in 2025 and early 2026, reducing demand for occupations that support air travel. Overnight U.S. visitor numbers are expected to increase in late 2026 and 2027, if trade tensions decrease.
However, trade tensions have also led to an increase in Canadians travelling domestically in 2025, partially offsetting the decrease in American visitors. An increase in domestic travel to the territory is expected to continue throughout the forecast period.

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

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