Hi,
I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but here goes:
I'm 36, in the IT field (technically that is, I was laid off last
fall from a help desk job and it's been very discouraging trying
to find another one), and am looking to make a change to the
aviation field... the job market is poor, I don't have a degree, but
more to the point I'm sick of working in front of a computer and at
a desk all the time, and I don't want to do IT enough to go through
the expense and time of a degree to get a better job than the sorts
of IT jobs I've had in the past. Unlike other threads I've read
here, I'm not looking for a flying aviation job.. reasons being
that I have this fear of heights, hate roller-coasters and turbulence..
However I very much DO like looking at planes and being at airports
and even flying commercially (when the ride is absolutely smooth)..
so I recognize that I'm not cut out for a flying job for those
reasons.. As long as I remember when a plane passes overhead
I'll watch it.. (not easy to do when driving! *laughs*)...
My question is this: I'm thinking about trying to get a job at
a local airport.. a line service-type job.. I know the pay will
be poor, but if anyone here has worked such jobs, what's it
really like? Is it dirty? dangerous? is there anything I would
need to look out for? Will it be very difficult to get hired in
the first place because of my age and lack of aviation experience?
I'm not afraid to work for near-minimum wage and start out at
the bottom.. but is this sort of job something that could lead to
a better (non-flying aviation) job? is this a job that's
relatively portable if I move at some point to another city?
(I can work in either the US or Canada)?
Opinions? Experiences? Comments?
Thanks,
Gregg
(greggm@NOSPAMmchsi.com)
I'm not sure if this is the best place to post this, but here goes:
I'm 36, in the IT field (technically that is, I was laid off last
fall from a help desk job and it's been very discouraging trying
to find another one), and am looking to make a change to the
aviation field... the job market is poor, I don't have a degree, but
more to the point I'm sick of working in front of a computer and at
a desk all the time, and I don't want to do IT enough to go through
the expense and time of a degree to get a better job than the sorts
of IT jobs I've had in the past. Unlike other threads I've read
here, I'm not looking for a flying aviation job.. reasons being
that I have this fear of heights, hate roller-coasters and turbulence..
However I very much DO like looking at planes and being at airports
and even flying commercially (when the ride is absolutely smooth)..
so I recognize that I'm not cut out for a flying job for those
reasons.. As long as I remember when a plane passes overhead
I'll watch it.. (not easy to do when driving! *laughs*)...
My question is this: I'm thinking about trying to get a job at
a local airport.. a line service-type job.. I know the pay will
be poor, but if anyone here has worked such jobs, what's it
really like? Is it dirty? dangerous? is there anything I would
need to look out for? Will it be very difficult to get hired in
the first place because of my age and lack of aviation experience?
I'm not afraid to work for near-minimum wage and start out at
the bottom.. but is this sort of job something that could lead to
a better (non-flying aviation) job? is this a job that's
relatively portable if I move at some point to another city?
(I can work in either the US or Canada)?
Opinions? Experiences? Comments?
Thanks,
Gregg
(greggm@NOSPAMmchsi.com)