Airport maintenance technician to aircraft maintenance coordinator
An airport maintenance technician already meets 27% of what the aircraft maintenance coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
68.7/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft maintenance coordinator is expected to do is already part of an airport maintenance technician’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 aircraft maintenance coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft maintenance coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things an airport maintenance technician 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
- visual aid systems in airports
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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft maintenance coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an airport maintenance technician 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 5 the aircraft maintenance coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 7 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 analyse the need for technical resources required
- still to learn detect bottlenecks required
- still to learn perform resource planning required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- still to learn determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment required
- still to learn manage airport development resources required
- still to learn manage airport workshops required
- still to learn manage human resources required
- still to learn airport planning required
- optional, not held aircraft cargo capacity optional
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- still to learn use computerised maintenance management systems required
- optional, not held ensure data protection in aviation operations optional
- optional, not held follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
- optional, not held financial capability optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft maintenance coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 airport planning study this
- 02 analyse the need for technical resources practise this
- 03 determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment 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 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held aviation standards and recommended practices optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aircraft cargo capacity optional
- optional, not held aviation standards and recommended practices optional
- optional, not held ensure data protection in aviation operations optional
- optional, not held follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety optional
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- optional, not held apply numeracy skills optional
- optional, not held financial capability optional
- optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
- optional, not held wear appropriate protective gear optional
28 held skills the aircraft maintenance coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address damage to paved surfaces in airports skill
- not needed by the target role airport electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting cleaning procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting maintenance procedures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out preventive airport maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean contaminants from airport runways skill
- not needed by the target role comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports skill
- not needed by the target role ensure functionality of airport lighting systems skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport snow control plan skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role handle high voltage of airport lighting skill
- not needed by the target role interact with airport stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport drainage systems functional skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport runways clear of obstacles skill
- not needed by the target role keep markings legible skill
- not needed by the target role keep signs legible skill
- not needed by the target role maintain availability of spare parts skill
- not needed by the target role operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role prepare notices to airmen for airport terminal services skill
- not needed by the target role preserve airport maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role remove snow from airport operational areas skill
- not needed by the target role schedule maintenance of airport electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role work in an aviation team skill
6 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 airport planning required
- optional, not held aircraft cargo capacity optional
- optional, not held aviation standards and recommended practices optional
- optional, not held aircraft mechanics optional
- optional, not held financial capability optional
- optional, not held quality assurance procedures optional
Other moves recorded from airport maintenance technician
Common questions about this move
Can an airport maintenance technician become an aircraft maintenance coordinator?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An airport maintenance technician already covers 27% of what an aircraft maintenance coordinator is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the aircraft maintenance coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does an airport maintenance technician need to become an aircraft maintenance coordinator?
10 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is airport planning.
How hard is the move from airport maintenance technician to aircraft maintenance coordinator?
Its learning distance is 68.7 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.