Aircraft maintenance coordinator to airport maintenance technician
An aircraft maintenance coordinator already meets 22% of what the airport maintenance technician role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
76.1/ 100
1 How much of what an airport maintenance technician is expected to do is already part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator’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 airport maintenance technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An airport maintenance technician role treats 4 of its required skills as things an aircraft maintenance coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- identify airport safety hazards
- report airport security incidents
What stands in the way is 8 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An airport maintenance technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held visual aid systems in airports services
- already held report airport security incidents information skills
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held identify airport safety hazards information skills
- already held apply airport standards and regulations assisting and caring
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the airport maintenance technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 8 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 interact with airport stakeholders required
- still to learn work in an aviation team required
- still to learn execute working instructions required
- still to learn follow written instructions required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- optional, not held address damage to paved surfaces in airports optional
- optional, not held prepare notices to airmen for airport terminal services optional
- still to learn perform manual work autonomously required
- still to learn preserve airport maintenance equipment required
- optional, not held apply airport lighting cleaning procedures optional
- optional, not held clean contaminants from airport runways optional
- optional, not held keep airport runways clear of obstacles optional
- optional, not held remove snow from airport operational areas optional
- still to learn carry out preventive airport maintenance required
- optional, not held apply airport lighting maintenance procedures optional
- optional, not held handle high voltage of airport lighting optional
- optional, not held keep signs legible optional
- optional, not held operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment optional
- optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
- optional, not held keep airport drainage systems functional optional
- optional, not held follow airport snow control plan optional
- optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
- optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
- optional, not held causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports optional
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an airport maintenance technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out preventive airport maintenance practise this
- 02 interact with airport stakeholders practise this
- 03 perform manual work autonomously practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held identify airport safety hazards skill
- already held report airport security incidents skill
- already held visual aid systems in airports knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held maintain availability of spare parts optional
- optional, not held schedule maintenance of airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held keep markings legible optional
20 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held address damage to paved surfaces in airports optional
- optional, not held apply airport lighting cleaning procedures optional
- optional, not held apply airport lighting maintenance procedures optional
- optional, not held causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports optional
- optional, not held clean contaminants from airport runways optional
- optional, not held follow airport snow control plan optional
- optional, not held handle high voltage of airport lighting optional
- optional, not held keep airport runways clear of obstacles optional
- optional, not held keep markings legible optional
- optional, not held keep signs legible optional
- optional, not held maintain availability of spare parts optional
- optional, not held operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare notices to airmen for airport terminal services optional
- optional, not held remove snow from airport operational areas optional
- optional, not held schedule maintenance of airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
- optional, not held comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports optional
- optional, not held ensure functionality of airport lighting systems optional
- optional, not held follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment optional
- optional, not held keep airport drainage systems functional optional
20 held skills the airport maintenance technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft cargo capacity knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
- not needed by the target role determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role ensure data protection in aviation operations skill
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport development resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport workshops skill
- not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role use computerised maintenance management systems skill
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
2 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- optional, not held causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports optional
- optional, not held airport electrical systems optional
Other moves recorded from aircraft maintenance coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an aircraft maintenance coordinator become an airport maintenance technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aircraft maintenance coordinator already covers 22% of what an airport maintenance technician is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the airport maintenance technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aircraft maintenance coordinator need to become an airport maintenance technician?
8 required skills are missing, plus 20 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is carry out preventive airport maintenance.
How hard is the move from aircraft maintenance coordinator to airport maintenance technician?
Its learning distance is 76.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.