Occupation Atlasflight operations officer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/e53e1bd8-7316-4fab-9338-c6a66f50e5b7
flight operations officer
Flight operations officers compile flight information to expedite movement of aircraft between and through airports. They compile aircraft dispatch data such as scheduled arrival and departure times at checkpoints and scheduled stops, amount of fuel needed for flight, and maximum allowable gross take-off and landing weight.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
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 Conventional4.99
- R Realistic4.55
- E Enterprising4.29
- S Social2.68
- I Investigative2.45
- 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 Air Traffic Controllers (53-2021.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (17)
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.
- air traffic control operations
- air transport law
- communicate analytical insights
- communicate verbal instructions
- coordinate flight schedules
- deal with air traffic issues
- ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations
- ensure flights run to schedule
- identify airport safety hazards
- implement airside safety procedures
- make time-critical decisions
- manage aircraft support systems
- manage allocation of flight resources
- manage aviation planning
- manage budgets
- organise aircraft maintenance
- work in shifts
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
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