How to become an airport mobile equipment operator
Official title: Airport mobile equipment operator
Also called: Airport mobile equipment driver, Ramp Officer, Ramp Operator, Technical Ramp Officer, Airport mobile equipment driver
Airport mobile equipment operator drives and operates heavy or light motorised equipment such as tow-trucks, mobile gangways and other specified equipment used at airports for loading and unloading of passengers and goods, towing and servicing aircraft etc. He/she also maintains equipment and checks for serviceability.
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Airport Operations. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $36,972 a year. The middle half earn $30,312 to $47,220 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an airport mobile equipment operator?
Ways in include: Work-study diploma.
How much does an airport mobile equipment operator earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $36,972 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $30,312 to $47,220.
Will AI change the work of an airport mobile equipment operator?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026