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Overview
Air traffic managers plan and coordinate air traffic activities, manage safety, quality and risk, and compare operational performance with other air navigation service providers.
In job descriptions, look for ground control, aircraft flow, air navigation services, safety management, risk work, quality processes, resource planning, performance comparison and coordination with maintenance or customer teams.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Air traffic managers work where aircraft flow, ground control, maintenance planning and customer handling meet. The role is managerial rather than controller-only: it keeps resources, safety, quality and risk routines aligned during daily operations.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes air navigation services, ground control planning, aircraft operations, safety management, quality systems, risk assessment, resource planning and performance analysis. Communication with maintenance, operational supervisors and customer-facing functions is central.
Salary context
Pay context depends on operational responsibility, size of the air traffic unit, safety accountability, staff coordination and performance planning duties. Roles covering several operational interfaces usually require stronger management experience.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward senior air traffic operations management, centre leadership, safety or quality management, air navigation performance roles, airport operations management or broader transport operations leadership.
Good to know
Read vacancies for the exact scope: ground control, navigation service performance, maintenance coordination, customer handling, staff responsibility and risk routines. The advert should show whether the post manages operations, strategy or both.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Air Traffic Controllers
53-2021.00
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Occupation group
Supply, distribution and related managers (1324)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/0d442b70-5413-4820-bebf-36dd5ce437ac |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1324.2 |
| ISCO group | 1324 |
| Concept type | Occupation |