Commercial Pilots
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-winged aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots.
Also called: Captain, EMS Helicopter Pilot (Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Pilot), First Officer, Pilot
Knowledge:
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
- customer service
- management
- geography
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Skills:
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilites:
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- quickly decide if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
- notice when problems happen
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Initiative
Technology:
Data base user interface and query software
- AirSmith FlightPrompt
- doXstor Flight Level Logbook
Information retrieval or search software
- AeroPlanner
- Notam Development Group Airport Insight
- Flight simulation software
Education:
certificate after high school
