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Airfield Operations Specialists

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.

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27 tasks14 core, 13 supplemental
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Transportation & Material MovingOne of its 57 occupations
Code
53-2022.00SOC 2018: 53-2022

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14 core tasks and 13 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.

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  1. Task 1. Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.Core taskTask 23939Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  2. Task 2. Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.Core taskTask 10613Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  3. Task 3. Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.Core taskTask 23940Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021
  4. Task 4. Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.Core taskTask 20456Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021
  5. Task 5. Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.Core taskTask 23941Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  6. Task 6. Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.Core taskTask 20457Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  7. Task 7. Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.Core taskTask 10621Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  8. Task 8. Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.Core taskTask 10622Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021
  9. Task 9. Plan and coordinate airfield construction.Core taskTask 10614Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  10. Task 10. Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.Core taskTask 10616Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  11. Task 11. Train operations staff.Core taskTask 10618Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021
  12. Task 12. Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.Core taskTask 10615Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  13. Task 13. Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies.Core taskTask 10619Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  14. Task 14. Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning.Core taskTask 10630Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  15. Task 15. Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance.Supplemental taskTask 10626Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2021
  16. Task 16. Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties.Supplemental taskTask 10632Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021
  17. Task 17. Receive, transmit, and control message traffic.Supplemental taskTask 10623Rated by 68 people who do the job, August 2021
  18. Task 18. Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders.Supplemental taskTask 10617Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  19. Task 19. Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information.Supplemental taskTask 10620Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  20. Task 20. Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights.Supplemental taskTask 10629Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  21. Task 21. Post visual display boards and status boards.Supplemental taskTask 10633Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  22. Task 22. Receive and post weather information and flight plan data, such as air routes or arrival and departure times.Supplemental taskTask 10624Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  23. Task 23. Conduct departure and arrival briefings.Supplemental taskTask 10631Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  24. Task 24. Collaborate with others to plan flight schedules and air crew assignments.Supplemental taskTask 10627Rated by 69 people who do the job, August 2021
  25. Task 25. Maintain flight and event logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights.Supplemental taskTask 10625Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  26. Task 26. Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies.Supplemental taskTask 10628Rated by 70 people who do the job, August 2021
  27. Task 27. Check military flight plans with civilian agencies.Supplemental taskTask 10634Rated by 71 people who do the job, August 2021

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  2. Classification
    Standard Occupational Classification 2018, 53-2022
  3. License
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