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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.

US jobs
15,190
Median wage
$56,850 a year
Job family
Transportation and material moving

Can agents do the work of airfield operations specialists?

We read the evidence for the whole job family, Transportation and material moving: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)

No direct benchmark gives a success rate.

0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.

  • 25%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
  • 15%Plan work activitiesNot measured
  • 14%Manage control systems or activitiesNot measured
  • 13%Inspect facilities or equipmentNot measured
  • 6%Intervene in crisis situations or emergenciesNot measured
  • 6%Maintain facilities or equipmentNot measured
  • 5%Monitor operations to ensure adequate performanceNot measured
  • 5%Train others on operational or work proceduresNot measured

Benchmarks for the job family

These cover work in transportation and material moving, not always this occupation's tasks.

Direct evidence

Work benchmarks mapped primary to this family. They set the step when they report how many tasks agents complete.

  • Waymo Safety Impact data hubby WaymoTask level · Reduction in any-injury-reported crashes vs human benchmark
    82%Waymo Driver (rider-only, 220.6M miles through March 2026) · Mar 2026
    Unrated

Also relevant

These benchmarks cover part of this family's work, or have no result yet. They do not set its step.

Typical tasks

From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.

  • Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements.
  • Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.
  • Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.
  • Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.
  • Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways.
  • Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds.
  • Coordinate communications between air traffic control and maintenance personnel.
  • Perform and supervise airfield management activities, including mobile airfield management functions.
  • Plan and coordinate airfield construction.
  • Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft.
  • Train operations staff.
  • Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities.
Other job titles for this occupation (28)

Airfield Operations Specialist · Airport Operations Agent · Airport Operations Coordinator · Airport Operations Officer · Airport Operations Specialist · Flight Follower · Operations Agent · Operations Coordinator · Operations Officer · Operations Specialist · Airfield Services Officer · Airline Agent · Airline Dispatcher · Airport Agent · Airport Operations Crew Member · Airport Ramp Agent · Airport Security Officer · Airport Services Supervisor · Airport Supervisor · Aviation Operations Specialist · Flight Information Expediter · Flight Operations Agent · Flight Operations Coordinator · Flight Operations Engineer · Flight Operations Planner · Flight Operations Specialist · Ground Operations Crew Member · Ramp Agent