Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Airfield Operations Specialists
Career B (or your target career)
Aircraft Service Attendants
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Comparison table
| Metric | Airfield Operations Specialists | Aircraft Service Attendants |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $56,850 | $40,450 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 15,190 | 31,300 |
| Typical education | Bachelor's Degree | Not recorded |
| Job zone | 3 | 2 |
| Important skills | Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Coordination, Speaking | Monitoring, Active Listening, Judgment and Decision Making, Reading Comprehension, Operation and Control |
| Related careers | Traffic Technicians, Ship Engineers, First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand, Locomotive Engineers | Highway Maintenance Workers, Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators, Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators, Aerospace Engineers |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
86%
6 of 7 target skills
Target-only skills
1
Current-only skills
12
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- Active Listening—
- Monitoring—
- Speaking—
- Reading Comprehension—
- Critical Thinking—
- Judgment and Decision Making—
Only in Aircraft Service Attendants
- Operation and Control
Only in Airfield Operations Specialists
- Coordination
- Complex Problem Solving
- Writing
- Active Learning
- Instructing
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Time Management
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
- Operations Monitoring
- Learning Strategies