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Where an air traffic manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role an air traffic manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Air traffic managers coordinate the planning of ground control, the maintenance of the aircrafts, and the handling of customers. They strive for the most efficient use of resources in directing the aircraft. They manage safety, quality, and risks in everyday work. They also plan and compare performance with other air navigation service providers.

Also known as air traffic senior manager, centre director for air traffic systems and operations, air traffic operations manager, air traffic supervisor, flight navigation manager, air traffic operations supervisor, flight control manager, air navigation manager, air traffic control manager.

Managers 27 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: aeronautical information service officer, 42%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aeronautical information serv… 42% covered airspace manager 30% covered aeronautical information spec… 28% covered aviation surveillance and cod… 22% covered private pilot 19% covered air traffic manager You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from air traffic manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role an air traffic manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

An air traffic manager needs 14 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • airspace system block upgrades services
  • manage aeronautical information management services working with computers
  • manage air navigation services management skills
  • train staff in navigational requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ensure safety in international aviation assisting and caring
  • air traffic management business, administration and law
  • celestial navigation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • use modern electronic navigational aids working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • follow airport safety procedures assisting and caring
  • geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what an air traffic manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Air traffic manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of an air traffic manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.