Airfield Operations Specialists
Airport Operations Agent, Airport Operations Coordinator, Airport Operations Officer, Airport Operations Specialist
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Air Traffic Control; Airborne Mission Systems Specialist Craftsman, RQ-4; Airfield Operations, Tanker; Bomber/Special Electronic Warfare and Radar Surveillance Integrated Avionics Apprentice, VC-25; Command and Control Operations Craftsman; Fighter Combat Systems Officer, F-15E WSO; Flight Engineer Craftsman, HC-130N/P; In-Flight Refueling Specialist Craftsman, KC-135; Reconnaissance/Surveillance/Electronic Warfare Combat Systems Officer, E-4; Special Operations Combat Systems Officer, AC-130U
Air Defense Artillery Officer; Air Traffic Control (ATC) Operator; Air Traffic and Air Space Management Technician; Army Astronaut; Aviation Officer; Aviation Operations Specialist; Aviation, General; MQ-1 Operator; RQ-7 Operator; Transportation, General; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations Technician
Aviation Engineering Specialty; Aviation Maintenance Technician; Aviation Survival Technician; Avionics Electrical Technician; Operations Specialist
Air Command and Control Officer; Air Traffic Control Communications Technician; Air Traffic Controller-Radar Approach Controller; Aircraft Maintenance (Rotary-Wing); Basic Airfield Services Marine; Expeditionary Airfield Systems Technician; Helicopter Crew Chief, UH-1; Naval Flight Officer (NFO), Qualified F/A-18D Weapons Systems Officer (WSO); Small Unmanned Aircraft System (SUAS) Operator; Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operator; VMU MQ-9 Officer
ASW/ASUW Tactical Air Control (ASTAC) Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI); Air Traffic Control Officer; Amphibious Air Traffic Control Center Controllers; CVN Deck Caller; Carrier Airborne Combat Information Center Officer; Facility Rated RADAR Air Traffic Control Facility (RATCF) Controller; LHA/LHD Flight Deck Aircraft Director; Naval Aircrewman (Mechanical); Officer in Charge, Aviation Unit or Detachment; Rated Tactical Air Traffic Control Center (TACC) Controller
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:
- Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
- Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
- Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
Safety and Government
- public safety and security
- law and government
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
Business
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Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
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Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- use rules to solve problems
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Visual Understanding
- quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things
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People interested in this work like activities that include leading, making decisions, and business.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Integrity
- Stress Tolerance
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Cooperation
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You might use software like this on the job:
Data base user interface and query software
- Microsoft Access
- Oracle Database
Presentation software
Operating system software
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bachelor's degree or high school diploma/GED usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.
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