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Sector Outlook
Employment oppor tunities within airpor ts are generally set to rise
although vacancies for some roles may plateau over the next couple
of years before becoming more readily available. The airpor t industry
offers a variety of vacancies in areas as diverse as operations,
commercial duties, finance, human resources and business services.
What’s more, recent government investment has helped the sector to
stabilise and there is now a greater demand for permanent staff.
Heathrow Airpor t, for example, is one of the largest employment sites
in the United Kingdom with over 76, 600 people working within the
airpor t boundary. As with other airpor ts, it also generates employment
oppor tunities elsewhere at a local, regional and national level within
its supply chain.
Recruitment personnel are keen to raise awareness of airpor t careers
and aim to employ the right candidate through either graduate or
apprenticeship programmes. To get an idea of the variety of jobs available
within the airpor t industry consider the following vacancies currently
being adver tised by the major airpor ts across the UK: aviation security
officer, airfield ground lighting technician, engineering apprentice, airpor t
despatcher, aircraft groomer, expor t clerk, senior chef de par tie, airline
catering delivery driver, beauty therapist, fashion and lifestyle manager,
sales assistant, freelance quantity surveyor, commercial co-ordinator,
project analyst, office manager, HR repor ting specialist and supply
chain manager; the list goes on.
The future is bright for the industry with more people travelling each
year and a new runway planned for the South East by 2030.
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