Job prospects Agent, Station Services - Airline in Manitoba

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Job opportunities in Manitoba

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be moderate for Airline ticket and service agents (NOC 64312) in Manitoba for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment decline will lead to the loss of some positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are a moderate number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

• Higher passenger air traffic from easing COVID-19 restrictions is expected to gradually improve employment opportunities.
• Passenger volumes continue to recover post-pandemic at the Winnipeg Richardson International Airport, creating jobs within the travel and tourism industry. Data from August 2023 shows the Winnipeg Airport Authority is within 93% of its pre-COVID numbers.

Here are some key facts about Airline ticket and service agents in Manitoba:

• Approximately 300 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
• Airline ticket and service agents mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Air transportation (NAICS 481): 92%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 76% compared to 81% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 24% compared to 19% for all occupations
• 56% of airline ticket and service agents work all year, while 44% 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 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 30% compared to 53% for all occupations
  • Women: 70% compared to 47% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 6% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 51% compared to 31% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 7% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 13% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 17% compared to 20% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 7% compared to 8% for all occupations

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