How long are baggage handler shifts?

Shifts can last up to 12 hours and include evenings, weekends and public holidays. The work may be seasonal.



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Your job involves operating conveyor belts and luggage carousels, driving tugs and tow tractors between the concourse and the airport's baggage claim area, and lifting heavy, large, oversized baggage which can weigh over 50 pounds. If you work as a ramp agent, baggage handling is an aspect of your job.

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A baggage handler does a lot of lifting. They lift suitcases onto conveyor belts, onto transport vehicles, and onto planes. They need to have a lot of physical stamina because some of those bags can be heavy! That doesn't mean that a baggage handler's job is as easy as lifting things up and putting them down.

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Once inside, staff who range from baggage handlers to mechanics to cleaning crews are subject to either no security screening at all or to random spot checks at best. Only passengers, pilots and flight attendants are required by federal law to pass through airport metal detectors.

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If their scans of checked bags show anything suspicious, they'll open your bag and check it out.

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Baggage can include suitcases, duffel bags, trunks, packages, boxes, or animal crates, etc. If you are a baggage handler, you can be employed by specific airlines or private staffing companies. This job requires that you are able to complete heavy manual labor in a time-sensitive environment.

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Alternative titles for this job include Airline baggage handler, cargo handler, ramp hand. Airport baggage handlers load and unload luggage and cargo from aircraft.

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Average John F. Kennedy International Airport Baggage Handler hourly pay in the United States is approximately $12.00, which is 20% below the national average. Salary information comes from 1 data point collected directly from employees, users, and past and present job advertisements on Indeed in the past 24 months.

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