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Airfield Operations Specialists Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Airfield Operations Specialists in VA have a median annual salary of $72,250, with 280 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $37,720 at the 10th percentile to $113,230 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$72,250

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$34.74

Employment

280

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$37,720
10th
$40,160
25th
$72,250
Median
$104,500
75th
$113,230
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$72,250

Median annual · 2025

United States

$56,850

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 27.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $15,400).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.8
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.4
  9. 9.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  10. 10.InstructingImportance 3.3
  11. 11.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Aircraft noise monitoring system software
  • Apache HTTP Server
  • Decision Support Technologies Propworks
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • FileMaker Pro
  • Ground transportation management system
  • Internet Protocol Television Systems
  • Intuit QuickBooks
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint

Common tasks

  • 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.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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