Air Crew Members Onet SOC Code 55-3011.00 Career Description: Perform in-flight duties to ensure the successful completion of combat, reconnaissance, transport, and search and rescue missions. Duties include operating aircraft communications and detection equipment, including establishing satellite linkages and jamming enemy communications capabilities; conducting pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight inspections of onboard equipment; operating and maintaining aircraft weapons and defensive systems; operating and maintaining aircraft in-flight refueling systems; executing aircraft safety and emergency procedures; computing and verifying passenger, cargo, fuel, and emergency and special equipment weight and balance data; and conducting cargo and personnel drops. Related Clusters:

Career Summary:

• High school students may prepare for this career by taking courses in mathematics and mechanics. Job training consists of between 7 and 9 weeks of classroom instruction including practical experience in aircraft systems operation and maintenance. Course content varies by specialty and may include operation of aircraft gunnery systems; operation of aircraft in-flight refueling systems; cargo, munitions, and fuel load planning; and rescue and recovery operations. Further training occurs on the job through actual flying time. There are additional courses covering air crew survival, scuba diving, parachuting, aircraft maneuvering, and combat crew training. The Army, Navy, and Marine Corps offer a certified apprenticeship for one specialty in this occupation.

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• Bureau of Labor Statistics, Tennessee Department of Labor website
• TN Department of Labor & Workforce Development website
• Bureau of Economic Analysis website