Also called: Airport Operations Officer, Ramp Control Specialist
Keeps runways, taxiways, and ramps safe and running: inspecting pavement, lights, wildlife, and snow conditions.
You drive the airfield in a truck with a radio, checking runways for debris, broken lights, or birds. In winter you call conditions to pilots and coordinate snowplows. During an emergency landing you help guide fire trucks into position.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 1 year after high school. High school diploma plus on-the-job training; many have aviation degrees or military airfield management experience.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Military, 2-year college. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Airport Management, Aviation Operations.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Roughly average growth as airports expand.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors check runway lights and pavement; inspections, wildlife patrols and snow calls stay human.
Classes: Earth science, Algebra I, Driver's education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-2022.
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