Futures take flight at Reid International Airport Career Expo
LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — The Clark County Department of Aviation and other airport partners hosted a career expo to help fill vacant positions at the airport Thursday morning.
Job seekers connected with airlines, food and beverage companies, retail groups, ground support and baggage handlers.
Harry Reid International Airport spokesperson Joe Rajchel said airport travel is soaring.
“Last year we set a record with more than 57 million passengers in and out of the airport,” he said. The heavy traffic was thanks to big events like Super Bowl LVIII and Formula 1.
Now, Reid International Airport is rising to the occasion with hundreds of jobs available.
“Whether that is within the Department of Aviation, with the companies that do our food and beverage, whether it is TSA and security, where it is some of the airlines. You know, we have all these partners represented here today to help make that travel experience great for those coming through Harry Reid Airport,” he said.
Many of those jobs are with the Department of Aviation and offer great benefits, Rajchel said.
There are nine category listings with several open positions.
Within the facilities department, the hourly range for an electrician for the baggage handling system is between $27 to $42 an hour.
The national average is $30 an hour, according to ZipRecruiter.
Job seeker Paris Kennedy walked out with a new job at HMS Host within the Food and Beverages department.
“I was laid off five months ago so it has been really hard. But I am so grateful that I had an opportunity to come here and I got hired today,” Kennedy beamed.
James Phillips’s interest was piqued by the TSA positions, but the Las Vegas team is fully staffed at the moment.
The hiring event brought on new people while the FAA reported staff shortages like air traffic controllers at the end of last year.
From ground crews to the skies, there are plenty of opportunities for career advancement.
Reid International Airport posts new jobs weekly on their website. You can also check their social media pages. Several other companies were at the job fair. The full list appears below:
Clark County Department of Aviation
Alclear (CLEAR)
Alvest Equipment Services (AES, airline ground support service provider)
Bags to Go
Frontier Airlines
Gate Gourmet (Airline catering)
HMS Host (Airport master restaurateur)
SB Specialties (Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf)
Swissport (Airline ground support service provider)
Southwest Airlines
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Worldwide Flight Services (WFS, airline ground support service provider)
Zero Level Fitness
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