• Airfield Operations Specialists
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  • Annual Median Wage
    $ 45,537
    $33,476 range bar $56,885
    Annual NC Wage Range
    Growth Rate
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    Very Fast Growing
  • Airfield Operations Specialists ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Their 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.

What do they typically do

  • Apply knowledge of weather information to ensure safety
  • Coordinate air-traffic control and maintenance personnel
  • Determine the quantity and orientation of cargo and compute an aircraft's center of gravity
  • Implement airfield safety procedures
  • Use airfield landing and navigational aids

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Job Growth +1.8%
Job Openings 12

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