Occupation Atlasairport operations officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/9967986b-570d-4db1-a179-aad7d1623ea8
airport operations officer
Airport operations officers perform supervisory and administrative work monitoring operational activities on an assigned shift at a large airport. They ensure the safe take-off and landing of aircrafts.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
CREConventional · Realistic · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional4.93
- R Realistic4.63
- E Enterprising4.47
- I Investigative3.54
- S Social2.49
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Airfield Operations Specialists (53-2022.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (36)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- address potential aerodrome hazards
- airport environmental regulations
- airport planning
- anticipate installation maintenance
- apply airport standards and regulations
- communicate verbal instructions
- comply with specifications of aerodrome manual
- comply with wildlife hazard management programmes
- conduct airport security screening
- conduct safe aircraft marshalling
- create solutions to problems
- dangers of marshalling activity
- ensure adherence to aerodrome procedures
- execute working instructions
- identify airport safety hazards
- implement airport emergency plans
- implement airside safety procedures
- implement airside vehicle control provisions
- implement improvements in airport operations
- inspect airfield facilities
- inspect airside area facilities
- instructions of aerodrome operations
- investigate aircraft accidents
- maintain aerodrome equipment
- manage aircraft parking areas
- manage car park operations
- manage obstacle control
- manage removal of disabled aircraft
- manage staff
- monitor aviation meteorology
- operate radio equipment
- perform risk analysis
- prepare notices to airmen for pilots
- provide assistance to airport users
- supervise security at manned access gates
- use different communication channels
Optional (27)
- address problems critically
- adopt a relaxed posture
- air traffic control operations
- airport operating environment
- apply business acumen
- apply strategic thinking
- comply with legal regulations
- ensure client orientation
- ensure public safety and security
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services
- have computer literacy
- have spatial awareness
- implement marketing strategies
- implement sales strategies
- implement strategic management
- leasing process
- listen actively
- maintain inventory of airport operations
- mark differences in colours
- negotiate sales contracts
- plan event marketing for promotional campaigns
- prepare airport annual budget
- show diplomacy
- supervise maintenance activities in airports
- tolerate stress
- work in an aviation team
- write work-related reports
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 36 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
airport director
8 shared · 14 more of its ownimplement improvements in airport operations, provide assistance to airport users, airport environmental regulations, identify airport safety hazards
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8 shared · 18 more of its ownimplement airport emergency plans, implement improvements in airport operations, provide assistance to airport users, airport environmental regulations
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commercial pilot
7 shared · 35 more of its ownimplement airside safety procedures, airport planning, identify airport safety hazards, apply airport standards and regulations
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airside safety manager
6 shared · 9 more of its ownaddress potential aerodrome hazards, comply with specifications of aerodrome manual, ensure adherence to aerodrome procedures, investigate aircraft accidents
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private pilot
6 shared · 27 more of its ownimplement airside safety procedures, identify airport safety hazards, apply airport standards and regulations, operate radio equipment
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aviation surveillance and code coordination manager
5 shared · 14 more of its ownapply airport standards and regulations, operate radio equipment, perform risk analysis, manage staff
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aircraft dispatcher
5 shared · 18 more of its ownprepare notices to airmen for pilots, airport planning, apply airport standards and regulations, operate radio equipment
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air traffic controller
5 shared · 27 more of its ownmonitor aviation meteorology, airport planning, apply airport standards and regulations, execute working instructions
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