Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aeronautical information specialisttoair traffic manager

A 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.

From aeronautical information specialist
25%
Overlap1
To air traffic manager
6 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
71.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

25%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.6/ 100

1 Share of the air traffic manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aeronautical information specialist profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A air traffic manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a aeronautical information specialist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air traffic manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aeronautical information specialist background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held air traffic management required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held follow airport safety procedures required
  • optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
  • optional, not held inspect aircraft documentation optional
03 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held manage air navigation services required
  • optional, not held coordinate flight schedules optional
  • optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held celestial navigation required
  • optional, not held geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held statistics optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held train staff in navigational requirements required
  • optional, not held provide assistance to airport users optional
06 information skills 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform risk analysis required
  • optional, not held monitor aviation meteorology optional

5 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a air traffic manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held airspace system block upgrades required
  • optional, not held aircraft flight control systems optional
08 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held perform data analysis required
09 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use modern electronic navigational aids required
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held test ground system performance optional
11 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held airspace system block upgrades required
  • required, not held air traffic management required
  • required, not held celestial navigation required
  • required, not held 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
Index
Note

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.