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The following information was taken from Avjobs.com, the leading aviation & airline job site, founded in 1988 to “Help People Get Jobs.”

The airline industry is a young industry and it attracts youth. The Occupational Outlook Handbook groups baggage handlers in the category of handlers, equipment cleaners helpers and laborers and are part of a very important work crew team. In the US, 1,737,000 people work in those fields. Below are the major aspects of the job:

• Lift heavy luggage, mail sacks and fasten freight under pressure and time


• Operate trucks, forklifts, baggage carts and conveyors to load aircraft in a safe and cautious manner


• Almost all work is done outdoors on noisy, crowded ramps in all kinds of weather


• Uniforms are required for security purposes


• Requires a varying work schedule, must be available to work day, evening, night and weekend shifts


• Safety is an important part of all grounds crew, must be attentive at all times to surroundings, there is little room for error


• Training is usually done on the job


• The average starting salary is typically $8.50 per hour and can top out at approximately $20.00 per hour