From Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers to …

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, national, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.

Typical skills in this occupation (O*NET)

Operation and ControlTransportationOperations MonitoringCritical ThinkingMonitoringActive ListeningJudgment and Decision MakingEnglish Language

1. Air Traffic Controllers

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Active Listening, Speaking, Transportation, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking, Monitoring

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Complex Problem SolvingCoordinationEducation and TrainingCustomer and Personal Service

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • Supervisory Air Traffic Control Specialist, Air Traffic Manager · Federal Aviation Administration · San Diego, CA

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2. Airfield Operations Specialists

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Public Safety and Security, Transportation, English Language, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Customer and Personal ServiceCoordinationEducation and TrainingTelecommunicationsAdministration and Management

   2 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • Operations Specialist · Social Security Administration · Richmond, CA
   • Operations Coordinator (Administrative Support Coordinator II) · California State University · San Diego, CA

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3. Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

   Close match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Transportation, Public Safety and Security, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Speaking, Mechanical

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Law and GovernmentCoordination

   1 live listing on JOBUS in California

   • Master Derrickboat · U.S. Army Corps of Engineers · Sausalito, CA

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4. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   Mechanical, Operations Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Critical Thinking, Public Safety and Security, Operation and Control

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   RepairingEquipment MaintenanceTroubleshootingComplex Problem SolvingQuality Control Analysis

   8 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • AIRCRAFT MECHANIC · Army National Guard Units · Los Alamitos, CA
   • AIRCRAFT ORDNANCE SYSTEMS MECHANIC · Naval Air Systems Command · California
   • AIRCRAFT MECHANIC · Air National Guard Units · Fresno, CA

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5. Aviation Inspectors

   Good match

   ✓ Skills commonly used in both roles

   English Language, Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, Transportation, Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension

   ＋ Skills often needed to add

   Customer and Personal ServiceEducation and TrainingProduction and ProcessingEngineering and TechnologyQuality Control Analysis

   4 live listings on JOBUS in California

   • INSPECTOR GENERAL SPECIALIST · Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command · Atlantic, VA
   • Aviation Safety Assistant (Office Automation) · Federal Aviation Administration · Las Vegas, NV
   • Supervisory Aviation Safety Inspector · Federal Aviation Administration · Scottsdale, AZ

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Occupation data: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. JOBUS modified the data for display.