Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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Where a co-pilot can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a co-pilot already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Co-pilots are responsible for assisting captains by monitoring the flight instruments, handling radio communications, watching for air traffic, and taking over for the pilot as needed. They adhere to the pilot's commands, flight plans, and regulations and procedures of aviation national authorities, companies, and airports.

Technicians and associate professionals 52 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: commercial pilot, 78%

commercial pilot 78% covered aircraft pilot 73% covered air force pilot 72% covered second officer 72% covered air traffic controller 52% covered co-pilot You are here
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from co-pilot. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a co-pilot already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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co-pilot is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a co-pilot already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. 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.