Hello, I’m currently a high school junior and I’m looking into going to either Boston College or Boston University and majoring in aviation engineering. While in college I was hoping to get a job at Boston Logan as a ramp agent, I know I will meet all the requirements except for the flexible schedule part. What I was wondering was if most ramp agent employers are open to hiring college students and giving them a schedule that works around their college schedule. Also I was wondering if anyone knew if Boston Logan ramp agents are hired by an airline, or by the massport authority. If there is any college students who currently work as a ramp agent would you mind explaining how your schedule works out and how you got hired? Comments would be appreciated, thank you.ffice
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I worked for AirTran as a college student...twice. Got hired the summer after my freshman year and figured I'd work there for the summer, and then if it didn't work out with my next semester class schedule, I would quit. First fall semester, I lucked out, was able to work full full time and go to school full time. Next semester, not so lucky. The schedules tend to be very rigid, just like you are expecting...However, I got luck again by adjusting my classes a bit and bidding a new schedule. Absolutely loved the job, at least most of the time. I finally became a flight instructor my junior year and I was doing that, going to school, and working for the airline. I finally had to quit the airline. Ended up losing my medical about eight months later b/c of surgery. After I recovered and before I got my medical back, they were happy to hire me back at AirTran...still a college student.
And now I'm back instructing
Long story short, yes they will hire you, but you'll need some luck and careful planning/schedule management.
Good Luck and Enjoy