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Airfield Operations Specialists

Also called: Airport Operations Specialist, Airport Operations Officer, Airport Operations Supervisor, Airport Operations Manager

What they do:
Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel; dispatching; using airfield landing and navigational aids; implementing airfield safety procedures; monitoring and maintaining flight records; and applying knowledge of weather information.
On the job, you would:
  • Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
  • Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
  • Coordinate with agencies such as air traffic control, civil engineers, and command posts to ensure support of airfield management activities.

Knowledge

Arts and Humanities
  • English language
Business
  • customer service
  • administrative services
Transportation
  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Safety and Government
  • public safety and security

Skills

Basic Skills
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
  • talking to others
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Social
  • changing what is done based on other people's actions
  • teaching people how to do something

Abilities

Verbal
  • listen and understand what people say
  • communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Attention
  • pay attention to something without being distracted

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include
leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Self Control
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Cooperation
  • Integrity
  • Stress Tolerance

Technology

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Education

Education: (rated 3 of 5)
high school diploma or
bachelor's degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Below Average Outlook
New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
Salary
$47,180
per year, on average
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