Airport operations officer to aviation data communications manager
An airport operations officer already meets 44% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.
51.2/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an airport operations officer’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 6 of its required skills as things an airport operations officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- have computer literacy
- perform risk analysis
- tolerate stress
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
- write work-related reports
What stands in the way is 7 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 aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an airport operations officer background worth leading with.
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held perform risk analysis information skills
- already held write work-related reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 6 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 missing skills fall into 5 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 communicate in air traffic services required
- 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
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- 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 common aviation safety regulations study this
- 02 communicate in air traffic services practise this
- 03 manage data 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 6 skills that carry over
- 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
57 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address potential aerodrome hazards skill
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role adopt a relaxed posture skill
- not needed by the target role air traffic control operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport environmental regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport operating environment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role apply business acumen skill
- not needed by the target role apply strategic thinking skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role comply with specifications of aerodrome manual skill
- not needed by the target role comply with wildlife hazard management programmes skill
- not needed by the target role conduct airport security screening skill
- not needed by the target role conduct safe aircraft marshalling skill
- not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
- not needed by the target role dangers of marshalling activity knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure adherence to aerodrome procedures skill
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
- not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
- not needed by the target role implement airport emergency plans skill
- not needed by the target role implement airside safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role implement airside vehicle control provisions skill
- not needed by the target role implement improvements in airport operations skill
- not needed by the target role implement marketing strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement sales strategies skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic management skill
- not needed by the target role inspect airfield facilities skill
- not needed by the target role inspect airside area facilities skill
- not needed by the target role instructions of aerodrome operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role investigate aircraft accidents skill
- not needed by the target role leasing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role listen actively skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aerodrome equipment skill
17 further entries not listed here
1 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 common aviation safety regulations required
Other moves recorded from airport operations officer
Common questions about this move
Can an airport operations officer become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An airport operations officer already covers 44% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 6 skills carry over, 6 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an airport operations officer need to become an aviation data communications manager?
7 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from airport operations officer to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 51.2 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.