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How exposed to AI is a Airfield Operations Specialist?

Of the 27 tasks O*NET lists for airfield operations specialists, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 8 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Airfield Operations SpecialistAirport Operations AgentAirport Operations CoordinatorAirport Operations OfficerAirport Operations SpecialistFlight FollowerOperations AgentOperations CoordinatorOperations OfficerOperations Specialist
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
27
tasks rated for this occupation
51%
hold a degree, from a survey of 20
13k
people do this job in the US
2 of 52
least protected in transport

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Only with software built on top

19
  • Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation
  • Initiate or conduct airport-wide coordination of snow removal on runways and taxiways
  • 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
  • Coordinate with agencies, such as air traffic control, civil engineers, or command posts, to ensure support of airfield management activities
  • Relay departure, arrival, delay, aircraft and airfield status, and other pertinent information to upline controlling agencies
  • Provide aircrews with information and services needed for airfield management and flight planning
  • Coordinate with agencies to meet aircrew requirements for billeting, messing, refueling, ground transportation, and transient aircraft maintenance
  • Receive, transmit, and control message traffic
  • Maintain air-to-ground and point-to-point radio contact with aircraft commanders
  • Procure, produce, and provide information on the safe operation of aircraft, such as flight planning publications, operations publications, charts and maps, or weather information
  • Anticipate aircraft equipment needs for air evacuation and cargo flights
  • Post visual display boards and status boards
  • Receive and post weather information and flight plan data, such as air routes or arrival and departure times
  • Collaborate with others to plan flight schedules and air crew assignments
  • Maintain flight and event logs, air crew flying records, and flight operations records of incoming and outgoing flights
  • Coordinate changes to flight itineraries with appropriate Air Traffic Control (ATC) agencies
  • Check military flight plans with civilian agencies

Cannot be sped up

8
  • Inspect airfield conditions to ensure compliance with federal regulatory requirements
  • Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields
  • Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies
  • Manage wildlife on and around airport grounds
  • Monitor the arrival, parking, refueling, loading, and departure of all aircraft
  • Train operations staff
  • Use airfield landing and navigational aids and digital data terminal communications equipment to perform duties
  • Conduct departure and arrival briefings
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.