Intelligence communications interceptor to air traffic manager
An intelligence communications interceptor already meets 27% of what the air traffic manager role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.4/ 100
1 How much of what an air traffic manager is expected to do is already part of an intelligence communications interceptor’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 air traffic manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An air traffic manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things an intelligence communications interceptor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- common aviation safety regulations
- geographic areas
- perform data analysis
- perform risk analysis
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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An air traffic manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an intelligence communications interceptor background worth leading with.
- already held aircraft flight control systems services
- already held geographic areas natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held common aviation safety regulations business, administration and law
- already held geographic information systems natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held use geographic information systems working with computers
- already held perform data analysis working with computers
All 7 carried skills, including the 4 the air traffic manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 missing skills fall into 11 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 ensure safety in international aviation required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft documentation optional
- still to learn train staff in navigational requirements required
- optional, not held provide assistance to airport users optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- still to learn manage air navigation services required
- optional, not held coordinate flight schedules optional
- optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
- still to learn perform market research required
- optional, not held monitor aviation meteorology optional
- still to learn celestial navigation required
- optional, not held statistics optional
- still to learn air traffic management required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an air traffic manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 airspace system block upgrades study this
- 02 air traffic management study this
- 03 celestial navigation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held geographic areas knowledge
- already held perform data analysis skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held use geographic information systems skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn airspace system block upgrades required
- still to learn manage aeronautical information management services required
- still to learn use modern electronic navigational aids required
- optional, not held test ground system performance optional
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held coordinate flight schedules optional
- optional, not held inspect aircraft documentation optional
- optional, not held provide assistance to airport users optional
- optional, not held test ground system performance optional
- optional, not held work in an aviation team optional
- optional, not held monitor aviation meteorology optional
- optional, not held plan maintenance activities optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
31 held skills the air traffic manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse transmitted communications skill
- not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply frequency management skill
- not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
- not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role collect real-time geolocation information skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes skill
- not needed by the target role develop military intelligence records skill
- not needed by the target role electromagnetism knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronic signals intelligence knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role gather data skill
- not needed by the target role gather technical information skill
- not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify electronic signals skill
- not needed by the target role log transmitter readings skill
- not needed by the target role military aviation knowledge
- not needed by the target role military code knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
- not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform electromagnetic geophysical measurements skill
- not needed by the target role perform scrambling operations skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role translate foreign language skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
5 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 airspace system block upgrades required
- still to learn air traffic management required
- still to learn celestial navigation required
- optional, not held airport environmental regulations optional
- optional, not held statistics optional
Other moves recorded from intelligence communications interceptor
- air force pilot 43% covered · substantial
- aviation surveillance and code coordination manager 33% covered · substantial
- private pilot 32% covered · substantial
- air force officer 28% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from intelligence communications interceptor
Common questions about this move
Can an intelligence communications interceptor become an air traffic manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An intelligence communications interceptor already covers 27% of what an air traffic manager is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 4 of which the air traffic manager role treats as required.
What skills does an intelligence communications interceptor need to become an air traffic manager?
10 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is airspace system block upgrades.
How hard is the move from intelligence communications interceptor to air traffic manager?
Its learning distance is 70.4 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.