aeronautical information specialist
Aeronautical information specialists provide high quality aeronautical information management services through technological means. They support senior aeronautical information specialists and assess changes in aeronautical information affecting charts and other products. They answer requests related to aeronautical data needs for airway companies, operational groups and systems.
aeronautical information specialist aeronautical information specialists provide high quality aeronautical information management services through technological means. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include geographic areas, communicate with customers, test improved aeronautical information management systems, ensure compliance with legal requirements, manage aeronautical information management services.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £82,746 a year for Aircraft pilots and air traffic controllers (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3511). ONS rates this estimate acceptable: it rests on a small sample, so treat it as a rough guide. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Technicians and associate professionals” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only aeronautical information specialist, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 3. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Knowledge you'll build
- Transportation
- English Language
- Public Safety and Security
- Education and Training
- Customer and Personal Service
- Geography
- Telecommunications
- Mathematics
What you'd actually do
- Inform pilots about nearby planes or potentially hazardous conditions, such as weather, speed and direction of wind, or visibility problems.
- Issue landing and take-off authorizations or instructions.
- Transfer control of departing flights to traffic control centers and accept control of arriving flights.
- Provide flight path changes or directions to emergency landing fields for pilots traveling in bad weather or in emergency situations.
- Alert airport emergency services in cases of emergency or when aircraft are experiencing difficulties.
- Monitor or direct the movement of aircraft within an assigned air space or on the ground at airports to minimize delays and maximize safety.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does aeronautical information specialist do?
Aeronautical information specialists provide high quality aeronautical information management services through technological means. They support senior aeronautical information specialists and assess changes in aeronautical information affecting charts and other products. They answer requests related to aeronautical data needs for airway companies, operational groups and systems.
What skills does aeronautical information specialist need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include geographic areas, communicate with customers, test improved aeronautical information management systems, ensure compliance with legal requirements, manage aeronautical information management services, use different communication channels. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace aeronautical information specialist?
Our AI-durability model gives aeronautical information specialist a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.