Aeronautical information specialist to air traffic manager
An aeronautical information specialist already meets 25% of what the air traffic manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.6/ 100
1 How much of what an air traffic manager is expected to do is already part of an aeronautical information specialist’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the air traffic manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An air traffic manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an aeronautical information specialist already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure safety in international aviation
- geographic areas
- manage aeronautical information management services
- perform market research
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An air traffic manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aeronautical information specialist background worth leading with.
- already held manage aeronautical information management services working with computers
- already held ensure safety in international aviation assisting and caring
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held use geographic information systems working with computers
- already held perform market research information skills
All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the air traffic manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn air traffic management required
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft documentation optional
- still to learn manage air navigation services required
- optional, not held coordinate flight schedules optional
- optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
- still to learn celestial navigation required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
- still to learn train staff in navigational requirements required
- optional, not held provide assistance to airport users optional
- still to learn perform risk analysis required
- optional, not held monitor aviation meteorology optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an air traffic manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 airspace system block upgrades study this
- 02 air traffic management study this
- 03 celestial navigation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 6 skills that carry over
- already held ensure safety in international aviation skill
- already held geographic areas knowledge
- already held manage aeronautical information management services skill
- already held perform market research skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn airspace system block upgrades required
- optional, not held aircraft flight control systems optional
- still to learn perform data analysis required
- still to learn use modern electronic navigational aids required
- optional, not held test ground system performance optional
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aircraft flight control systems optional
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held coordinate flight schedules optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft documentation optional
- optional, not held provide assistance to airport users optional
- optional, not held test ground system performance optional
- optional, not held monitor aviation meteorology optional
- optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
15 held skills the air traffic manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role apply technical communication skills skill
- not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role build business relationships skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role compile data for navigation publications skill
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role maintain up-to-date aeronautical information management services skill
- not needed by the target role meet deadlines skill
- not needed by the target role provide customer follow-up services skill
- not needed by the target role test improved aeronautical information management systems skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn airspace system block upgrades required
- still to learn air traffic management required
- still to learn celestial navigation required
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held aircraft flight control systems optional
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from aeronautical information specialist
- aeronautical information service officer 50% covered · moderate
- aviation data communications manager 37% covered · substantial
- aviation communications and frequency coordination manager 34% covered · substantial
- airport director 26% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from aeronautical information specialist
Common questions about this move
Can an aeronautical information specialist become an air traffic manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aeronautical information specialist already covers 25% of what an air traffic manager is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 4 of which the air traffic manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aeronautical information specialist need to become an air traffic manager?
10 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by business, administration and law. The single most important is airspace system block upgrades.
How hard is the move from aeronautical information specialist to air traffic manager?
Its learning distance is 71.6 out of 100, which is the substantial band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.