Service runway lights, replacing defective lamps and fuses. Maintain the airport's electrical service, paint, and do general carpentry work on small repair jobs. Large airports employ workers who specialize in one of these jobs, for example, airport electrician. Many kinds of servicepersons are needed at airports, although small airports usually contract for required maintenance. Training, qualifications, wages, opportunity for advancement, and union agreements for these workers are the same as for other workers in the trades and crafts.
Airport terminals provide many services for air passengers.
There are restaurants, newsstands, gift and book shops, and car rental agencies. Skycap baggage service is also provided. Workers in the airport flight kitchens cater to airlines that do not have their own flight kitchens. Workers in these concessions are not on the airport manager's staff, but they are included here because of their place in the total employment picture of the airport. Fixed Base Operator.