For this blog entry, I want to focus on jobs that can be found at a local air carrier airport such as the Eugene Airport.  I will start with positions that work directly for the airport owner.  These positions range from janitorial positions to the Airport Director position.  Do you enjoy working with trees, grass, bushes?  Maybe a career as an airport landscape person would be right for you.  If you prefer pavement work or painting, airfield maintenance positions cover those areas.  If you are more of an office type person, airports have jobs related to administrative work, human resources work, financial accounting, grant administration, marketing and public relations, information technology and other administrative functions.  An exciting job in the airport field is Airport Operations.  These positions allow the employee to be on the airfield inspecting the facilities to make sure all regulations are met and that a safe and secure environment is maintained.  These positions are also stepping stones into higher management level positions at airports.  Are you outgoing and like people, maybe a job with terminal maintenance is right for you.  Interact with thousands of people a day as you help maintain the terminal building in a clean, safe and secure manner. 

Other job opportunities at your local air carrier airport include working for the Federal Aviation Administration as an air traffic controller, management, administration or technical services.  If you like federal government, another possibility would be working for the Transportation Security Administration.  Airlines offer all types of jobs from ramp work which includes loading and unloading airplanes, ticket counter and gate area representatives as well as pilots, flight attendants, dispatchers and all other administrative jobs you would find with any business.  Love small private airplanes? Get a job with a fixed based operator.  These jobs range from ramp work to fueling to administrative type positions as well as flight instructors, and ground instructors.  Like working in the restaurant business but wish you could be near airplanes, careers are available at airport restaurants and lounges.  Bartenders, waiters/waitresses, cooks, etc are all needed to run a restaurant at an airport.  Prefer selling retail, work as a sales person at an airport gift shop.

No matter what your desire is, you should be able to find a job and career in aviation.  From engineering to executive management to working in the outdoors mowing fields, the opportunities are endless.  Aviation careers are rewarding and if you love airplanes and flying, you will enjoy coming to work each day and experience the marvel of flight.