DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

53-2022 Airfield Operations Specialists

Occupational Description:
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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota N/AN/AN/A$1.34/hrN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
U S 10,680384$28.33/hr$0.96/hr$14.01/hr$18.35/hr$25.89/hr$35.30/hr$45.38/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Airfield Operations Specialists
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Public Administration20$39.84/hr