Occupation Atlasairport chief executive
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4be4ea31-1211-4f0c-82bb-f6fe10791f4d
airport chief executive
Airport chief executives lead a group of airport directors who are responsible for all areas of the airport. They envision and make decisions on the strategic direction of the airport based on the information provided by their team of managers.
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Job Zone
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Zone 5: Extensive Preparation Needed
Extensive preparation. Usually a graduate degree, with extensive skill, knowledge and experience — many of these occupations expect more than five years of experience.
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Occupational interest profile
ECSEnterprising · Conventional · Social — the three strongest interests, in order
- E Enterprising6.96
- C Conventional4.97
- S Social3.54
- I Investigative3.05
- A Artistic2.16
- R Realistic1.26
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Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
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.
- airport electrical systems
- airport environmental regulations
- airport lighting equipment
- airport operating environment
- airport planning
- airport safety regulations
- compile airport certification manuals
- consider economic criteria in decision making
- coordinate airport environmental policies
- create an airport master plan
- direct airport subcontractors
- identify airport safety hazards
- implement airport emergency plans
- implement improvements in airport operations
- interact with airport stakeholders
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- manage staff
- monitor airport service performance
- prepare airport annual budget
- provide assistance to airport users
- report airport security incidents
- show diplomacy
- supervise maintenance activities in airports
- use different communication channels
- write work-related reports
Optional (12)
- ICT security standards
- apply airport standards and regulations
- apply strategic thinking
- comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports
- conduct airport environmental studies
- ensure functionality of airport lighting systems
- geostationary satellites
- maintain inventory of airport operations
- manage airport vehicle licences
- manage airport workshops
- plan event marketing for promotional campaigns
- visual aid systems in airports
O*NET equivalents
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Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 26 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
airport director
10 shared · 12 more of its ownsupervise maintenance activities in airports, implement improvements in airport operations, provide assistance to airport users, airport operating environment
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airport operations officer
8 shared · 28 more of its ownimplement airport emergency plans, implement improvements in airport operations, provide assistance to airport users, airport environmental regulations
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aviation ground systems engineer
7 shared · 18 more of its ownairport electrical systems, supervise maintenance activities in airports, interact with airport stakeholders, airport operating environment
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airport planning engineer
6 shared · 13 more of its owncompile airport certification manuals, create an airport master plan, direct airport subcontractors, interact with airport stakeholders
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airport maintenance technician
5 shared · 7 more of its owninteract with airport stakeholders, report airport security incidents, airport safety regulations, identify airport safety hazards
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baggage flow supervisor
5 shared · 12 more of its ownmonitor airport service performance, report airport security incidents, airport safety regulations, identify airport safety hazards
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aviation surveillance and code coordination manager
5 shared · 14 more of its ownsupervise maintenance activities in airports, airport safety regulations, write work-related reports, manage staff
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airport environment officer
4 shared · 9 more of its owncoordinate airport environmental policies, airport environmental regulations, identify airport safety hazards, write work-related reports
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