aviation meteorologisttoaviation data communications manager
A aviation meteorologist 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.
29%
62.4/ 100
1 Share of the aviation data communications manager role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aviation meteorologist 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 this move works
A aviation data communications manager role treats 4 of its required skills as things a aviation meteorologist already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- present reports
- 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. 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 aviation meteorologist background worth leading with.
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held present reports communication, collaboration and creativity
- 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 would need to learn
The 11 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.
- required, not held communicate in air traffic services required
- required, not held apply technical communication skills required
- required, not held write work-related reports required
- required, not held manage data required
- required, not held monitor communication channels' performance required
- required, not held perform risk analysis required
- required, not held manage flight data communications programme required
- required, not held have computer literacy required
- optional, not held use databases optional
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
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.
- 01 common aviation safety regulations knowledge · sector specific
- 02 communicate in air traffic services skill · sector specific
- 03 manage data skill · sector specific
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 present reports skill
- 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
20 held skills the aviation data communications manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role advise aircraft in hazardous conditions skill
- not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role carry out meteorological research skill
- not needed by the target role coach employees skill
- not needed by the target role collect weather-related data skill
- not needed by the target role develop models for weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role forecast meteorological conditions skill
- not needed by the target role monitor performance of meteorological equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan procurement of meteorological equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare forecasts for take-off and landing skill
- not needed by the target role provide quality assurance for meteorological services+H40 skill
- not needed by the target role provide reports on routine meteorological observations skill
- not needed by the target role review meteorological forecast data skill
- not needed by the target role train employees skill
- not needed by the target role use aeronautical mobile service communications skill
- not needed by the target role use meteorological tools to forecast meteorological conditions skill
- not needed by the target role use specialised computer models for weather forecasting skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
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.