Aviation safety officer to aviation data communications manager
An aviation safety officer already meets 29% of what the aviation data communications manager role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.9/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do is already part of an aviation safety 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 4 of its required skills as things an aviation safety officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- common aviation safety regulations
- tolerate stress
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
What stands in the way is 9 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 4 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 aviation safety officer background worth leading with.
- 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 use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 4 the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 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 communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn present reports required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn perform risk analysis required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- still to learn have computer literacy 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 communicate in air traffic services practise this
- 02 manage data practise this
- 03 manage flight data communications programme 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team 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
19 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 adhere to standards of national and international safety programmes skill
- not needed by the target role airport operating environment knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
- not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency skill
- not needed by the target role ensure data protection in aviation operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
- not needed by the target role framework for a safety management system knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
- not needed by the target role implement safety management systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform safety data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role report airport security incidents skill
- not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
- not needed by the target role stay alert skill
Common questions about this move
Can an aviation safety officer become an aviation data communications manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aviation safety officer already covers 29% of what an aviation data communications manager is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 4 of which the aviation data communications manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aviation safety officer need to become an aviation data communications manager?
9 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 communicate in air traffic services.
How hard is the move from aviation safety officer to aviation data communications manager?
Its learning distance is 61.9 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.