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TITLE: Airplane Dispatchers and Air Traffic Controllers
DEFINITION: Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.
TASKS:
1. Communicates with, relays flight plans to, and coordinates movement of air traffic between control centers.
2. Determines timing of and procedure for flight vector changes in sector.
3. Issues landing and take-off authorizations and instructions, and communicates other information to aircraft.
4. Controls air traffic at and within vicinity of airport.
5. Recommends flight path changes to planes traveling in storms or fog or in emergency situations.
6. Relays air traffic information, such as altitude, expected time of arrival, and course of aircraft to control centers.
7. Transfers control of departing flights to traffic control center and accepts control of arriving flights from air traffic control center.
8. Analyzes factors, such as weather reports, fuel requirements, and maps to determine flights and air routes.
9. Directs radio searches for aircraft, and alerts control centers emergency facilities of flight difficulties.
10. Inspects, adjusts, and controls radio equipment and airport lights.
11. Completes daily activity report and keeps record of messages from aircraft.
12. Reviews records and reports for clarity and completeness and maintains records and reports.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge elements are ranked by importance.
100 Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including their relative costs, advantages, and limitations
88 Telecommunications
Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control, and operation of telecommunications systems
71 English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar
58 Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, and applications including air, water, material dynamics, light, atomic principles, heat, electric theory, earth formations, and meteorological and related natural phenomena
54 Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of electric circuit boards, processors, chips, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming
54 Mathematics
Knowledge of numbers, their operations, and interrelationships including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications
50 Clerical
Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing systems, filing and records management systems, stenography and transcription, forms design principles, and other office procedures and terminology
42 Geography
Knowledge of various methods for describing the location and distribution of land, sea, and air masses including their physical locations, relationships, and characteristics
38 Engineering and Technology
Knowledge of equipment, tools, mechanical devices, and their uses to produce motion, light, power, technology, and other applications
33 Communications and Media
Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media
29 Administration and Management
Knowledge of principles and processes involved in business and organizational planning, coordination, and execution. This includes strategic planning, resource allocation, manpower modeling, leadership techniques, and production methods
21 Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of weaponry, public safety, and security operations, rules, regulations, precautions, prevention, and the protection of people, data, and property
13 Law, Government and Jurisprudence
Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process
8 Mechanical
Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance
8 Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance, mental processes, psychological research methods, and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders
SKILLS:
Skills elements are ranked by importance.
85 Speaking
Talking to others to effectively convey information
80 Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems
80 Active Listening
Listening to what other people are saying and asking questions as appropriate
80 Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions
80 Operation Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly
75 Critical Thinking
Using logic and analysis to identify the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches
70 Idea Evaluation
Evaluating the likely success of an idea in relation to the demands of the situation
65 Idea Generation
Generating a number of different approaches to problems
65 Writing
Communicating effectively with others in writing as indicated by the needs of the audience
65 Problem Identification
Identifying the nature of problems
60 Judgment and Decision Making
Weighing the relative costs and benefits of a potential action
60 Active Learning
Working with new material or information to grasp its implications
60 Identification of Key Causes
Identifying the things that must be changed to achieve a goal
60 Monitoring
Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
55 Information Organization
Finding ways to structure or classify multiple pieces of information
55 Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents
55 Synthesis/Reorganization
Reorganizing information to get a better approach to problems or tasks
55 Solution Appraisal
Observing and evaluating the outcomes of a problem solution to identify lessons learned or redirect efforts
50 Systems Perception
Determining when important changes have occurred in a system or are likely to occur
50 Information Gathering
Knowing how to find information and identifying essential information
45 Product Inspection
Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
45 Science
Using scientific methods to solve problems
45 Troubleshooting
Determining what is causing an operating error and deciding what to do about it
40 Implementation Planning
Developing approaches for implementing an idea
40 Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others
40 Visioning
Developing an image of how a system should work under ideal conditions
40 Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed
40 Testing
Conducting tests to determine whether equipment, software, or procedures are operating as expected
35 Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
35 Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems
30 Identifying Downstream Consequences
Determining the long-term outcomes of a change in operations
30 Learning Strategies
Using multiple approaches when learning or teaching new things
30 Instructing
Teaching others how to do something
25 Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people
25 Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
25 Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react the way they do
20 Persuasion
Persuading others to approach things differently
20 Systems Evaluation
Looking at many indicators of system performance, taking into account their accuracy
20 Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs
20 Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design
15 Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences
15 Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job
10 Programming
Writing computer programs for various purposes
10 Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work
5 Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications .
ABILITIES:
Abilities elements are ranked by importance.
90 Speech Clarity
The ability to speak clearly so that it is understandable to a listener
80 Written Comprehension
The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing
75 Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
70 Near Vision
The ability to see details of objects at a close range (within a few feet of the observer)
70 Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand
70 Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate and not be distracted while performing a task over a period of time
65 Time Sharing
The ability to efficiently shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources)
65 Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
60 Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of auditory (hearing) information in the presence of other distracting sounds
60 Reaction Time
The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to one signal (sound, light, picture, etc.) when it appears
55 Perceptual Speed
The ability to quickly and accurately compare letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object
50 Inductive Reasoning
The ability to combine separate pieces of information, or specific answers to problems, to form general rules or conclusions. It includes coming up with a logical explanation for why a series of seemingly unrelated events occur together.
50 Written Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand
45 Spatial Orientation
The ability to know one's location in relation to the environment, or to know where other objects are in relation to one's self
45 Wrist-Finger Speed
The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists
45 Deductive Reasoning
The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to come up with logical answers. It involves deciding if an answer makes sense.
45 Speed of Closure
The ability to quickly make sense of information that seems to be without meaning or organization. It involves quickly combining and organizing different pieces of information into a meaningful pattern
40 Visualization
The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged
40 Flexibility of Closure
The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material
35 Visual Color Discrimination
The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness
35 Speech Recognition
The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person
35 Fluency of Ideas
The ability to come up with a number of ideas about a given topic. It concerns the number of ideas produced and not the quality, correctness, or creativity of the ideas.
35 Far Vision
The ability to see details at a distance
35 Information Ordering
The ability to correctly follow a given rule or set of rules in order to arrange things or actions in a certain order. The things or actions can include numbers, letters, words, pictures, procedures, sentences, and mathematical or logical operations.
35 Hearing Sensitivity
The ability to detect or tell the difference between sounds that vary over broad ranges of pitch and loudness
35 Depth Perception
The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from the observer, or to judge the distance between an object and the observer
30 Response Orientation
The ability to choose quickly and correctly between two or more movements in response to two or more signals (lights, sounds, pictures, etc.). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body parts
30 Mathematical Reasoning
The ability to understand and organize a problem and then to select a mathematical method or formula to solve the problem
30 Number Facility
The ability to add, subtract, multiply, or divide quickly and correctly
30 Category Flexibility
The ability to produce many rules so that each rule tells how to group (or combine) a set of things in a different way.
25 Memorization
The ability to remember information such as words, numbers, pictures, and procedures
25 Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated
25 Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions
25 Peripheral Vision
The ability to see objects or movement of objects to one's side when the eyes are focused forward
20 Arm-Hand Steadiness
The ability to keep the hand and arm steady while making an arm movement or while holding the arm and hand in one position
20 Finger Dexterity
The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects
20 Originality
The ability to come up with unusual or clever ideas about a given topic or situation, or to develop creative ways to solve a problem
20 Manual Dexterity
The ability to quickly make coordinated movements of one hand, a hand together with its arm, or two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects
15 Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
15 Rate Control
The ability to time the adjustments of a movement or equipment control in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a continuously moving object or scene
15 Trunk Strength
The ability to use one's abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing
15 Extent Flexibility
The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
15 Glare Sensitivity
The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting
10 Speed of Limb Movement
The ability to quickly move the arms or legs
10 Stamina
The ability to exert one's self physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath
10 Gross Body Coordination
The ability to coordinate the movement of the arms, legs, and torso together in activities where the whole body is in motion
5 Explosive Strength
The ability to use short bursts of muscle force to propel oneself (as in jumping or sprinting), or to throw an object
5 Dynamic Strength
The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue
5 Dynamic Flexibility
The ability to quickly and repeatedly bend, stretch, twist, or reach out with the body, arms, and/or legs
WORK ACTIVITIES:
Work activities elements are ranked by importance.
100 Monitor Processes, Material, or Surroundings
Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, often to detect problems or to find out when things are finished.
96 Getting Information Needed to Do the Job
Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
92 Communicating With Other Workers
Providing information to supervisors, fellow workers, and subordinates. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
92 Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
Identifying information received by making estimates or categorizations, recognizing differences or similarities, or sensing changes in circumstances or events.
92 Analyzing Data or Information
Identifying underlying principles, reasons, or facts by breaking down information or data into separate parts.
88 Making Decisions and Solving Problems
Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.
83 Processing Information
Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, verifying, or processing information or data.
83 Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
79 Estimating Needed Characteristics
Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
75 Evaluating Information Against Standards
Evaluating information against a set of standards and verifying that it is correct.
75 Assisting and Caring for Others
Providing assistance or personal care to others.
71 Documenting or Recording Information
Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in either written form or by electronic/magnetic recording.
67 Controlling Machines and Processes
Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).
63 Providing Consultation and Advice to Others
Providing consultation and expert advice to management or other groups on technical, systems-related, or process related topics.
63 Communicating With Persons Outside Organization
Communicating with persons outside the organization, representing the organization to customers, the public, government, and other external sources. This information can be exchanged face-to-face, in writing, or via telephone/electronic transfer.
54 Thinking Creatively
Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
54 Handling and Moving Objects
Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
50 Coordinating Work and Activities of Others
Coordinating members of a work group to accomplish tasks.
50 Performing Administrative Activities
Approving requests, handling paperwork, and performing day-to-day administrative tasks.
46 Judging Qualities of Things, Services, or People
Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
46 Updating and Using Job-Relevant Knowledge
Keeping up-to-date technically and knowing one's own jobs' and related jobs' functions.
46 Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing
Developing plans to accomplish work, and prioritizing and organizing one's own work.
42 Scheduling Work and Activities
Scheduling events, programs, activities, as well as the work of others.
38 Repairing and Maintaining Electrical Equipment
Fixing, servicing, adjusting, regulating, calibrating, fine-tuning, or testing machines, devices, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of electrical or electronic (not mechanical) principles.
33 Implementing Ideas or Programs
Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
33 Interpreting Meaning of Information to Others
Translating or explaining what information means and how it can be understood or used to support responses or feedback to others.
29 Interacting With Computers
Controlling computer functions by using programs, setting up functions, writing software, or otherwise communicating with computer systems.
29 Establishing and Maintaining Relationships
Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others.
25 Developing Objectives and Strategies
Establishing long range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve these objectives.
21 Selling or Influencing Others
Convincing others to buy merchandise/goods, or otherwise changing their minds or actions.
21 Monitoring and Controlling Resources
Monitoring and controlling resources and overseeing the spending of money.
21 Performing For or Working With Public
Performing for people or dealing directly with the public, including serving persons in restaurants and stores, and receiving clients or guests.
21 Coaching and Developing Others
Identifying developmental needs of others and coaching or otherwise helping others to improve their knowledge or skills.
17 Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices
Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
13 Performing General Physical Activities
Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
13 Teaching Others
Identifying educational needs, developing formal training programs or classes, and teaching or instructing others.
8 Guiding, Directing and Motivating Subordinates
Providing guidance and direction to subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring subordinates.
4 Resolving Conflict or Negotiating with Others
Handling complaints, arbitrating disputes, and resolving grievances, or otherwise negotiating with others.
4 Developing and Building Teams
Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members.
4 Staffing Organizational Units
Recruiting, interviewing, selecting, hiring, and promoting persons for the organization.
WORK CONTEXT:
Work context elements are ranked by frequency (F), importance (I), responsibility (R), amount of contact (C), how serious (S), objective vs. subjective (O), automation (A), extent of frustration (E), responsible for health and safety (H), likelihood of injury (L), degree of injury (D) .
96 (I) Importance of Being Aware of New Events
How important is being constantly aware of either frequently changing events (e.g. security guard watching for shoplifters) or infrequent events (e.g. radar operator watching for tornadoes) to performing this job?
96 (I) Importance of Being Sure All Is Done
How important is it to be sure that all the details of this job are performed and everything is done completely?
96 (I) Importance of Being Exact or Accurate
How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job?
95 (F) Indoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Indoors
93 (S) Consequence of Error
How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable?
89 (H) Responsible for Health and Safety of Others
How responsible is the worker for others' health and safety on this job?
88 (I) Coordinate or Lead Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities (not supervision)?
80 (F) Sitting
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Sitting?
73 (C) Job-Required Social Interaction
How much does this job require the worker to be in contact (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) with others in order to perform it?
66 (R) Responsibility for Outcomes and Results
How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers?
65 (F) Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Using hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls?
60 (I) Importance of Repeating Same Tasks
How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job?
50 (A) Degree of Automation
Indicate the level of automation of this job.
44 (I) Provide a Service to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Provide a service to others (e.g., customers)?
40 (F) Standing
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Standing?
35 (F) Making Repetitive Motions
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Making repetitive motions?
35 (F) Sounds or Noise Levels Are Distracting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Sounds and noise levels that are distracting and uncomfortable?
35 (F) Frequency in Conflict Situations
How frequently do the job requirements place the worker in conflict situations?
33 (E) Frustrating Circumstances
To what extent do frustrating circumstances ("road blocks" to work that are beyond the worker's control) hinder the accomplishment of this job?
28 (I) Supervise, Coach, Train Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Supervise, coach, train, or develop other employees?
28 (I) Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment
How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.)
24 (I) Persuade Someone to a Course of Action
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Persuade someone to a course of action (informally) or influence others to buy something (to sell)?
20 (I) Deal With External Customers
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Deal with external customers (e.g., retail sales) or the public in general (e.g., police work)?
20 (F) Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions?
20 (F) Walking or Running
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Walking or running?
20 (F) Bending or Twisting the Body
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Bending or twisting the body?
16 (I) Take a Position Opposed to Others
How important are interactions requiring the worker to: Take a position opposed to coworkers or others?
15 (F) Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People
How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements?
15 (F) Special Uniform
How often does the worker wear: A special uniform, such as that of a commercial pilot, nurse, police officer, or military personnel?
10 (F) Contaminants
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Contaminants (pollutants, gases, dust, odors, etc.)?
10 (F) High Places
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to high places? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
10 (F) Very Hot
How often during a usual work period is the worker exposed to the following conditions: Very hot (above 90 F) or very cold (under 32 F) temperatures?
7 (O) Objective or Subjective Information
How objective or subjective is the information communicated in this job?
5 (F) Hazardous Equipment
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to harardous equipment? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
5 (F) Outdoors
How frequently does this job require the worker to work: Outdoors
5 (F) Hazardous Conditions
How often does this job require the worker to be exposed to hazardous conditions? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
5 (F) Kneeling, Crouching or Crawling
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Kneeling, stooping, crouching or crawling?
5 (F) Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, Poles, etc.
How much time in a usual work period does the worker spend: Climbing ladders, scaffolds, poles, etc?
4 (D) High Places
If injury, due to exposure to high places, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
4 (D) Hazardous Equipment
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous equipment, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
4 (D) Hazardous Conditions
If injury, due to exposure to hazardous conditions, were to occur while performing this job, how serious would be the likely outcome? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
3 (L) Hazardous Conditions
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous conditions while performing this job? Hazardous Conditions (e.g., high voltage electricity, combustibles, explosives, chemicals; do not include hazardous equipment or situations)
3 (L) High Places
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to high places while performing this job? High Places (e.g., heights above 8 feet on ladders, poles, scaffolding, catwalks, etc.)
3 (L) Hazardous Equipment
What is the likelihood that the worker would be injured as a result of being exposed to hazardous equipment while performing this job? Hazardous Equipment (e.g., saws, machinery/mechanical parts include exposure to vehicular traffic, but not driving a vehicle)
INTERESTS:
Interest elements are ranked by occupational interest.
89 Conventional
Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.
67 Realistic
Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
56 Enterprising
Enterprising occupations frequently involve starting up and carrying out projects. These occupations can involve leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes they require risk taking and often deal with business.
33 Social
Social occupations frequently involve working with, communicating with, and teaching people. These occupations often involve helping or providing service to others.
33 Investigative
Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally.
17 Artistic
Artistic occupations frequently involve working with forms, designs and patterns. They often require self-expression and the work can be done without following a clear set of rules.
WORK VALUES:
Work values elements are ranked by extent.
75 Achievement-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value are results oriented and allow employees to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment. Corresponding needs are Ability Utilization and Achievement.
72 Support-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical.
66 Recognition-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer advancement, potential for leadership, and are often considered prestigious. Corresponding needs are Advancement, Authority, Recognition and Social Status.
57 Working Conditions-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions.
56 Relationships-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service.
49 Independence-Mean Extent
Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employs to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy.
91 Authority
Workers on this job give directions and instructions to others
78 Security
Workers on this job have steady employment
75 Achievement
Workers on this job get a feeling of accomplishment
75 Company Policies and Practices
Workers on this job are treated fairly by the company
75 Ability Utilization
Workers on this job make use of their individual abilities
75 Responsibility
Workers on this job make decisions on their own
72 Supervision, Human Relations
Workers on this job have supervisors who back up their workers with management
72 Moral Values
Workers on this job are never pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong
72 Activity
Workers on this job are busy all the time
69 Supervision, Technical
Workers on this job have supervisors who train their workers well
69 Compensation
Workers on this job are paid well in comparison with other workers
66 Social Status
Workers on this job are looked up to by others in their company and their community
66 Co-workers
Workers on this job have co-workers who are easy to get along with
63 Recognition
Workers on this job receive recognition for the work they do
50 Working Conditions
Workers on this job have good working conditions
50 Autonomy
Workers on this job plan their work with little supervision
47 Advancement
Workers on this job have opportunities for advancement
38 Variety
Workers on this job have something different to do every day
34 Independence
Workers on this job do their work alone
31 Social Service
Workers on this job have work where they do things for other people
22 Creativity
Workers on this job try out their own ideas
CROSSWALKS:
| DOT91 (Dictionary of Occupational Titles): |
912167010 Dispatcher 193167010 Chief Controller 193162018 Air-Traffic-Control Specialist, Tower 193162010 Air-Traffic Coordinator 193162014 Air-Traffic-Control Specialist, Station |
| AIM97 (Apprenticeship Information Management): |
No crosswalks |
| CEN90 (1990 Census Occupations): |
227 Air Traffic Controllers |
| CIP90 (Classification of Instructional Programs): |
490105 Air Traffic Controller |
| GOE93 (Guide for Occupational Exploration): |
050303 Engineering Technology: Expediting and Coordinating |
| MOC97 (Military Occupational Codes): |
8647 Air Traffic Control Officer 8644 Radar Air Traffic Control Center Officer 8658 Controlled Approach Officer HQ Operations-Air Controlman 1C211 Combat Control 1C251 Combat Control 1C271 Combat Control 1C291 Combat Control 93P Aviation Operations Specialist 1C231 Combat Control 93P Aviation Operations Specialist 150A ATC Technician (Reserve Components Only) 1C131 Air Traffic Control 93C Air Traffic Control (ATC) Operator 1C200 Combat Control Manager 1C171 Air Traffic Control 1C111 Air Traffic Control 1C191 Air Traffic Control 1C100 Air Traffic Control Manager 1C071 Airfield Management 1C151 Air Traffic Control 7254 Radar Approach Controller 13M1 Air Traffic Control 13M3 Air Traffic Control 13M4 Air Traffic Control 7253 Air Traffic Controller-Radar 6901 Facility Rated Approach Controller 7251 Air Traffic Controller-Trainee 7220 Air Traffic Control Officer AC Air Traffic Controllers 7301 Basic Air Traffic Control Officer 7252 Air Traffic Controller-Tower 7300 Basic Air Traffic Controller/Enlisted Flight Crew Marine 7291 Senior Air Traffic Controller |
| OES98 (Occupational Employment Statistics): |
39002 Airplane Dispatchers and Air Traffic Controllers |
| OPM97 (Office of Personnel Management Occupations): |
2151 Dispatching 2152 Air Traffic Control 2154 Air Traffic Assistance |
| SOC98 (Standard Occupational Classification): |
53-2021 Air Traffic Controllers |
