Aircraft pilot to aviation data communications manager
An aircraft pilot already meets 58% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.4/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an aircraft pilot’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 aviation data communications manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation data communications manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things an aircraft pilot already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- common aviation safety regulations
- communicate in air traffic services
- have computer literacy
- perform risk analysis
- tolerate stress
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 5 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aircraft pilot background worth leading with.
- already held communicate in air traffic services communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held perform risk analysis information skills
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
All 8 carried skills, including the 8 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 7 missing skills fall into 4 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 apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- optional, not held use databases optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation data communications manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage data practise this
- 02 manage flight data communications programme practise this
- 03 monitor communication channels' performance 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 8 skills that carry over
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held communicate in air traffic services skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
- optional, not held use databases optional
80 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role address aircraft mechanical issues skill
- not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role air traffic control operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role air transport law knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role apply signalling control procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role balance transportation cargo skill
- not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role carry out navigational calculations skill
- not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role comply with air traffic control operations skill
- not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
- not needed by the target role create a flight plan skill
- not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
- not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
- not needed by the target role ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role ensure smooth on board operations skill
- not needed by the target role execute flight plans skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
40 further entries not listed here
Common questions about this move
Can an aircraft pilot become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aircraft pilot already covers 58% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 8 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aircraft pilot need to become an aviation data communications manager?
5 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage data.
How hard is the move from aircraft pilot to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 38.4 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.