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How to become an Airfield Operations Specialist
What you would actually do
The tasks Airfield Operations Specialists spend real time on, weighted by how central each one is to the job.
- Inspect facilities, equipment or supplies to ensure conformance to standards.
- Inspect facilities.
- Inspect work sites to identify potential environmental or safety hazards.
- Inspect facilities to ensure compliance with security or safety regulations.
- Assist others during emergencies.
- Remove snow.
- Confer with coworkers to coordinate maintenance or cleaning activities.
- Coordinate operational activities.
The skills that actually carry the job
Scored on how much the work depends on each one — not a wishlist, a measurement.
- Active Listening4.0/5
- Monitoring4.0/5
- Reading Comprehension3.8/5
- Speaking3.8/5
- Critical Thinking3.8/5
- Coordination3.8/5
- Writing3.4/5
- Complex Problem Solving3.4/5
- Active Learning3.3/5
- Instructing3.3/5
Would this suit you?
Every occupation leans on a particular mix of interests. Here is the mix Airfield Operations Specialists are measured on — and our free 2-minute Career Match scores you on the same six.
- Conventional5.0/7
Ordering, checking, following a precise procedure accurately
- Realistic4.7/7
Hands-on, practical, working with tools, machines or the body
- Enterprising4.5/7
Persuading, leading, selling, taking commercial risk
- Investigative3.5/7
Investigating, diagnosing, reasoning through problems with evidence
- Social2.5/7
Helping, teaching, caring for and working directly with people
- Artistic1.0/7
Creating, expressing, working without a fixed procedure
Interest profiles from the O*NET 29.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Used under CC BY 4.0.
