Job prospects Ramp Attendant - Air Transport in Saskatchewan

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

Job opportunities in Saskatchewan

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.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for air transport ramp attendants (NOC 74202) in Saskatchewan for the 2025-2027 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.

• Demand for this occupation is driven by passenger and cargo volume in air travel.
• Federal and provincial government investment to expand the province's aviation capacity, including investing in airport upgrades at eight community airports should sustain jobs for this occupation.
• This occupation should be supported by private sector investment including Boeing's multi-million-dollar commitment to help address shortages in the province's aviation industry. 
• Key trends in this occupation include automated ground support equipment (GSE) to automatically and remotely control baggage tugs, cargo loaders, and pushback tractors with workers transitioning to supervise and manage the GSE systems. Wearable scanners allow workers to scan items hands-free.
• Job prospects are strongest in the Saskatoon region, where over half of the workers in this occupation are employed.

Here are some key facts about air transport ramp attendants in Saskatchewan:

• Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Air transport ramp attendants mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Other transportation and warehousing (NAICS 482-483, 486, 487, 493): 62%
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 38%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 84% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 16% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 53% of air transport ramp attendants work all year, while 47% work only part of the year, compared to 65% and 35% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 41 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 76% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 24% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 14% compared to 11% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 54% compared to 33% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 8% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 19% compared to 18% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/a

Breakdown by region

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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