Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

airport operations officertoaviation data communications manager

A 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.

From airport operations officer
44%
Overlap1
To aviation data communications manager
6 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
51.2 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

44%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

51.2/ 100

1 Share of the aviation data communications manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport operations officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A aviation data communications manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a airport operations officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • 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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aviation data communications manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport operations officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 9 missing skills fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held communicate in air traffic services required
  • required, not held apply technical communication skills required
  • required, not held present reports required
02 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held manage data required
  • required, not held monitor communication channels' performance required
03 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage flight data communications programme required
  • optional, not held use databases optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aviation data communications manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 6 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
Index

Other moves recorded from airport operations officer

Full index of moves from airport operations officer

Note

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.