Air traffic professional - Salary, Career

How much does an Air traffic professional earn

A Air traffic professional earns between $1.400 and $7.398 per month, with an average monthly salary of $2.828 and a median salary of $1.900 according to an Averwage.com salary survey along with to data of professionals hired and fired by companies in the labor market.

Our research is based on the salaries of 477 professionals hired and dismissed by the period from 06/2021 to 05/2022 (last year).

Salary ranges for the Air traffic professional
	Monthly Salary	Annual Salary	Salary Per Week	Hourly Salary
Average wage	2.828	33.931	707	14
1º Quartile	1.400	16.805	350	7
Median Salary	1.900	22.800	475	9
3º Quartile	5.642	67.709	1.411	28
Higher Salary	7.398	88.782	1.850	37

Professional job categories

Middle level technicians
- medium level technicians in transport services
- - transport technicians (logistics)
- - - air transport technicians

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Main workplaces

Air transport technicians they work in infraero, in agencies and in air transport companies and the like. They are civil and military personnel in the aeronautics, salaried, with a formal contract. They are organized as a team, under permanent or occasional supervision. They work indoors and outdoors. Working hours can be daytime, nighttime, irregular and in shifts, with face-to-face work. There are special rules for the flight controller. Some of the activities performed are subject to noise exposure and stress.

What does it take to work in the field of Air transport technicians

The exercise of these occupations requires a minimum of high school education plus specialization courses ranging from two hundred to more than four hundred class hours. There is a tendency to increase qualifications and part of it is acquired on the job, there is a tendency to rotate roles in airlines with the configuration of a new type of professional, multipurpose. For the full exercise of the activities, three to five years of experience are required.

Functions and activities of Air traffic professional

Air transport technicians must:

control air traffic;

provide flight security;

inspect civil aviation system activities;

boarding passengers and baggage;

serving customers and users of the civil aviation system;

take passengers and baggage;

supervise civil aviation system activities;

communicate;

plan flight;

ship passengers and baggage;

perform safety restricted area inspection (ars);

board passengers and baggage;

serve customers and users of the civil aviation system;

demonstrate personal skills;

minister training;

promote airport security;

disembark passengers;

service customers and users of the civil aviation system;

provide flight safety;

perform security restricted area inspection (ars);

perform inspection in restricted safety areas (ars);

delivering training;

perform inspection in restricted security areas (ars);

dispatch flights;

Activities

fill in flight progression sheet;

inspect aircraft documentation;

set route, flight level, fuel consumption, according to technical specifications of the aircraft;

control access and circulation in restricted areas;

provide information regarding navigation aid and aerodrome conditions;

follow safety procedures;

create reports;

fill out weight and balance manifest form;

disseminate the philosophy of the investigation and prevention system of aeronautical accidents (sipaer);

synthesis ability;

record occurrences in ars;

conduct meetings to discuss issues related to flight safety;

perform land and air communication via radiotelephony;

provide general information;

trigger bird inhibitor devices at the airport site;

providing accommodation and compensation in cases of overbooking, cancellation, delay and return according to specific legislation;

authorize start of descent for approach and landing procedure;

implement airport security and operations guidelines;

maintain constant surveillance of traffic, airspace and operational areas of responsibility;

perform ramp control;

monitor tv surveillance system;

objectivity;

notify the commander of the existence of armed passengers on board;

inspect activities of auxiliary air transport service companies;

organize physical airport space;

inspect airport infrastructure conditions;

identify passengers missing boarding;

check the total number of passengers on board;

suspend operations at the aerodrome under special conditions;

systemic vision ability;

accompany provision and service teams on board;

monitor data entered in the flight information system (siv);

establish procedures for the transportation of valuables;

disembark special passengers (ill, prisoners, pregnant women and those with limited mobility);

monitor the closing of the aircraft doors;

packing, in accordance with current legislation, declared special objects;

overcoming adverse situations;

perform personal search by probing;

check documentation and ticket;

keep separate aircraft in flight;

authorize aircraft door closing;

develop flight security program at the airport;

notify the administration of fire outbreaks and invasion of the airport site;

troubleshooting;

collect signatures on the weight and balance manifest;

make boarding calls according to priority;

keep up-to-date driver's license (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);

request disposal of prohibited and/or dangerous objects;

sensory ability;

check technical proficiency of airmen;

approve flight plan;

log air traffic incidents;

control the transport of dangerous and controlled goods;

systemic vision capacity;

request removal of metallic, electronic and personal objects;

make airspace available for air activity;

forward connecting passengers;

operate equipment;

open a case for missing or damaged baggage;

work as a team;

request authorization for air traffic control outside the area of responsibility;

apply questionnaire (profile);

request area isolation;

report;

record air traffic violation;

tagging baggage;

inform the number of on-board services;

collect prohibited and/or dangerous objects;

activate alert service;

conducting lectures related to flight safety;

check specific documentation for the transport of atypical objects;

adopt security level;

ability to observe;

rapidity of reflexes;

complete reports;

use epi;

sell tickets;

inform commander about updated weather report;

work as a team;

inspect activities of the aeronautical maintenance workshop;

clarity;

join meetings;

collect information about the number of passengers, cargo and baggage;

provide medical emergency care;

provide services of surveillance and radar vectoring;

act with self-control;

conduct courses and lectures related to airport security;

trigger mechanisms to assist aircraft in aeronautical emergency;

supply the flight information system (siv) with updated data;

store unaccompanied luggage (rush, lost or forgotten);

post safety procedure notices;

supervise operating conditions of safety equipment ( stretchers and others);

organization;

record occurrences of aeronautical incidents and accidents;

inform the number of in-flight services;

keep a current qualification certificate (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);

inspect the opening and call of the waiting list;

inspect employees and vehicles;

supervise activities of auxiliary air transport service companies;

direct passengers to arrivals hall;

adop security level;

keep your current driver's license certificate (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);

inspect hand luggage (size and volume);

leadership ability;

develop an airport security plan (psa);

transmit flight plan to the aeronautical information unit;

highlight boarding pass;

trigger mechanisms to respond to aircraft in aeronautical emergencies;

fill in avsec dispatches and forms;

assess weather conditions on final approach;

authorize flight level change and detour;

inform crew number of people on board and existence of special passengers;

identify objects that may cause damage to aircraft/passengers ;

inspect cabotage practice by foreign-flagged aircraft in national territory;

notify management about the presence of abandoned objects;

inspect technical operational procedures and safety of airlines and airport administration ;

visual acuity;

accredit people and vehicles for access to restricted areas;

make flight reservations;

delivering lectures related to flight safety;

collect information passed by flight planning;

call waiting list;

adjust flight conditions according to the origin and destination runways (size, temperature and others) );

inspect aeronaut law enforcement;

supervise the practice of security measures according to the security level of the airport;

subject to violators according to the brazilian aeronautical code and complementary legislation;

observe passenger behavior;

initiative;

adopt procedures for initial investigation of aeronautical incidents and accidents;

apply procedures according to ppaa;

make land and air communication via radiotelephony;

approve the aeronautical accident prevention program (ppaa);

testing equipment;

coordinate with adjacent control bodies;

supervise aeronaut law enforcement;

authorize takeoff and landing;

determine distribution of cargo and baggage in the holds;

send hazard report to relevant bodies;

remove luggage from passengers missing boarding;

request consent from passengers for personal search;

analyze meteorological and aeronautical information;

public speaking;

provide collection of objects that may cause damage to aircraft ;

inspect cabotage practice by foreign flag aircraft in national territory;

verify employee and vehicle credentials;

inspect pilot schools, aero clubs and aviation clubs (operational procedures and documents);

request baggage claim for missing passengers;

fill in the weight and balance manifest form;

issue authorization to overfly foreign aircraft;

distribute emergency plan to civil aviation system bodies;

allow taxiing, movement of people and vehicles in the maneuvering areas;

activate the competent body;

develop an aviation emergency plan;

keep your driver's license up to date (technical qualification certificate-cht and qualification certificate in security-chs);

inspect airworthiness and aircraft maintenance;

check equipment operation;

approve airline security plan;

focused and diffused attention;

instructing personnel in qualification courses;

selling tickets;

authorize aircraft door to close;

inform armed passengers about the existence of others in the same situation;

monitor interns and trainees;

Sectors that hire Air traffic professional the most in the job market

airports and landing fields operation
air transport auxiliary activities
air taxi service and aircraft rental with crew
temporary labor lease
wholesale of instruments and materials for medical, surgical, hospital and laboratory use
advertising agencies
combined building support services
regular passenger air transport
installation of other equipment
air cargo transport