NOC 74202: Air transport ramp attendants

Air transport ramp attendants operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment, handle cargo and baggage and perform other ground support duties at airports. They are employed by airline and air services companies and the federal government.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 74202 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 74202

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Drive and operate ramp-servicing vehicles and equipment such as towing tractors, food service trucks, de-icer sprayers and lavatory servicing trucks
• Position passenger loading stairs and operate aircraft cargo doors
• Marshal or tow aircrafts to gate positions for passenger boarding and deplaning and for loading and unloading of cargo
• Sort and load cargo and passenger baggage according to instructions forwarded by load planner to achieve proper balance
• Unload, sort and route cargo and baggage
• Transport freight between aircraft and airport warehouse
• Clean and prepare aircraft interior for passengers and wash aircraft exterior.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• aircraft groomer
• airport ramp attendant
• cargo attendant - air transport
• ramp agent - air transport
• ramp attendant - air transport
• ramp services supervisor - airport
• station attendant - air transport

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Experience operating baggage transporting equipment or warehouse experience may be required.
• A driver's licence and a good driving record are usually required.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 64312Airline load planner
• 75101Material handlers