Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers

Plan and direct the operation and maintenance of catapults, arresting gear, and associated mechanical, hydraulic, and control systems involved primarily in aircraft carrier takeoff and landing oper…

Sector: Government
O*NET code: 55-1012.00

What you'll actually do

The activities O*NET rates highest for this occupation, most important first. Numbers are out of 100.

Analyzing Data or Information

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.
Assisting and Caring for Others

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.
Coaching and Developing Others

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.
Communicating with People Outside the Organization

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.
Controlling Machines and Processes

part of the mix — rated 50/100 for importance.

What it takes

Two numbers per line: the level the work expects, and how important it is to doing the job well. Both are O*NET ratings, already on a 0–100 scale.

Skills

Active Learning

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Active Listening

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Complex Problem Solving

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Coordination

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Critical Thinking

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.

Knowledge

Administration and Management

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Administrative

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Biology

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Building and Construction

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.

Abilities

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Auditory Attention

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Category Flexibility

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.
Control Precision

Needed at an introductory level (0/100), and rated 50/100 for importance.

How the work tends to run

Each line below is read off a single O*NET activity rating for this occupation — named, so you can disagree with it.

The day is built around analyzing data or information more than anything else (50/100).From “Analyzing Data or Information”

How FlightWay scores your fit against this

No black box. Here is the whole method, factor by factor.

1. You answer a short quiz: Your answers build a profile across the same 161 O*NET dimensions this page is describing — skills, knowledge, abilities and work activities. Same axes, so the comparison is like-for-like.
2. We correlate the two profiles: Fit is a mean-centered cosine — a correlation between the SHAPE of your profile and the shape of Aircraft Launch and Recovery Officers. Centering matters: raw similarity between any two occupations sits at 0.70–0.85 because all work shares a common profile, so without it every career would look like a match.
3. The number you see is personality fit only: "Would I want this work" and "am I ready for this work" are different questions, and averaging them answers neither. So readiness — what your résumé, coursework and projects prove — is scored separately and shown next to fit, never blended into it.
4. Every factor is visible: You can open any match and see which dimensions pushed it up and which pulled it down. If you disagree with the number, you can see exactly where it came from.

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