Airfield Operations Specialists
SOC 53-2022 · 2024-2034
Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $63,970per year
- Projected openings
- 1,740
- Projected change
- +12.5%
- Usually needs
- High school diploma or equivalent
Skills this work uses most
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, rates how important each of these is to this work, and they are listed in that order, most important first. The ratings themselves are not shown, because the data carries the number without the scale it was measured on. The names are as published, in English.
- Active Listening
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Coordination
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | $62,104 | 90 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | $60,709 | 520 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | $59,635 | 130 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air Traffic Controllers | $163,584 | 2,640 | +12% |
| Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors | $61,855 | 1,730 | +13.3% |
| Commercial Pilots | $169,215 | 7,200 | +19.6% |
| Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers | $361,647 | 13,570 | +11.3% |
| Transportation Inspectors | $84,817 | 2,030 | +5% |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $125,857 | 29,110 | +11.9% |