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Ocupacions
Drone pilot
Civil drone operator Drone operator Remote piloted aircraft (rpa) pilot Unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs) pilot Unmanned aircraft pilot Unmanned aircraft systems operator
Drone pilots remotely operate unmanned aerial vehicles (uavs). They navigate the drone as well as activate other equipment as cameras, sensors as lidars to calculate distances, or any other instrumentation.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Flying and navigating aircraft in accordance with established control and operating procedures;
(b) Preparing and submitting flight plan or examining standard flight plan;
(c) Controlling the operation of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment and ensuring that all instruments and controls work properly;
(d) Applying knowledge of principles and practices of flying in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work;
(e) Examining maintenance records and conducting inspections to ensure that aircraft are mechanically sound, maintenance has been performed and that all equipment is operational.;
(f) Signing necessary certificates and maintaining official records of flight;
(g) Obtaining briefings and clearances before flights and maintaining contact with air traffic or flight control during flight.
Knowledge
- Building and civil engineering
- Electronics and automation
- Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
- Transport services
- Crop and livestock production
Digital competencies
- Complying with operational procedures
- Developing solutions
- Interpreting technical documentation and diagrams
- Communicating with colleagues and clients
- Operating aircraft
Digital competencies
- Analysing and evaluating information and data
- Using digital tools to control machinery
- Creating visual displays and decorations
Personal competencies
- Maintaining a positive attitude
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
Professional groups of the occupation
Technicians and associate professionals
Science and engineering associate professionals
Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians
Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals
88
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
29,43%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-5,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
92,05%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
15,91%
Part-time contracts
1,04% Turnover index
20
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
47%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Science and engineering associate professionals
70%
30%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Science and engineering associate professionals
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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