The Collar360

Airport operations officer

Other names

operations officer, aerodrome operations supervisor, head of airport operations, airport operations manager, airport operations chief, ground operations officer, aerodrome operations coordinator, aerodrome operations officer, chief of airport operations, airport operations coordinator, airport operations supervisor

Aviation and airports

Airport operations officers perform supervisory and administrative work monitoring operational activities on an assigned shift at a large airport.

TrainingA fair amount of trainingAn international estimate (O*NET, United States)LicenceSign in to seeWhereairports, airfields and runwaysPaySign in to see
Compare

The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Implement airfield safety procedures to ensure a safe operating environment for personnel and aircraft operation.

  2. 2

    Conduct inspections of the airport property and perimeter to maintain controlled access to airfields.

  3. 3

    Assist in responding to aircraft and medical emergencies.

See the whole career with a free account

Pay in Uganda, how to start, what the work uses, the jobs, where it can lead and every skill it needs.

Create a free accountLog in

Stories from the work

Share your story

No stories yet. Do you do this work? Share yours.

Sources

Built from 4 sources

Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

Open the source

ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

Free to use with attribution

Open the source

ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

Open the source

O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

CC BY 4.0

Open the source

In other languages

français
responsable d’exploitation aéroportuaire
español
director de operaciones aeroportuarias/directora de operaciones aeroportuarias
العربية
مسؤول عمليات المطار / مسؤولة عمليات المطار
português
Técnico de operações aeroportuárias/Técnica de operações aeroportuárias
Deutsch
Flugsicherungslotse An- und Abflug/Flugsicherungslotsin An- und Abflug
italiano
responsabile delle operazioni aeroportuali

Report something wrong