How do they match: Air Traffic Controllers

  • Communications Officer
  • Communications Operator
  • Aircraft Communicator
  • Flight Communications Officer
  • Technical Communicator

  • Compile information about flights from flight plans, pilot reports, radar, or observations.
  • Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
  • Organize flight plans or traffic management plans to prepare for planes about to enter assigned airspace.

  • Plan flight operations.
  • Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
  • Meet with coworkers to communicate work orders or plans.
  • Operate communications equipment or systems.