Occupation
Airfield Operations Specialists
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.
$56,850 medianTraining or associate
O*NET 31.0 · 53-2022.00
A typical week, in the words of people in the job
- 01Train operations staff.
- 02Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
- 03Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.
- 04Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
- 05Check military flight plans with civilian agencies.
- 06Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
- 07Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
- 08Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
- 09Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
- 10Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
- 11Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
- 12Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0
What the posting will be called
Airport Operations AgentAirport Operations CoordinatorAirport Operations OfficerAirport Operations SpecialistAirfield Operations SpecialistFlight FollowerOperations AgentOperations CoordinatorOperations OfficerOperations Specialist
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Knowledge the job leans on
Public Safety and SecurityTransportationEnglish LanguageCustomer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingTelecommunicationsAdministration and ManagementLaw and Government
Skills that carry over from service
CoordinationComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingInstructingSocial PerceptivenessSystems EvaluationSystems AnalysisTime Management