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3.7 KiB

Competences — drone pilot

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/27a88c48-1d09-4a8c-a82a-a61ea16476d9).

Essential

  • adapt to changing situations (skill/competence)
  • aviation meteorology (knowledge)
  • aviation standards and recommended practices (knowledge)
  • civil aviation regulations (knowledge)
  • comply with air traffic control operations (skill/competence)
  • data protection (knowledge)
  • digital camera sensors (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations (skill/competence)
  • ensure public safety and security (skill/competence)
  • guidance, navigation and control (knowledge)
  • have spatial awareness (skill/competence)
  • operate a camera (skill/competence)
  • operate control systems (skill/competence)
  • operate radio navigation instruments (skill/competence)
  • perform flight manoeuvres (skill/competence)
  • perform take off and landing (skill/competence)
  • prepare production prototypes (skill/competence)
  • protect personal data and privacy (skill/competence)
  • read assembly drawings (skill/competence)
  • read engineering drawings (skill/competence)
  • read maps (skill/competence)
  • read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
  • record test data (skill/competence)
  • test instrumentation equipment (skill/competence)
  • undertake procedures to meet UAV flight requirements (skill/competence)
  • unmanned air systems (knowledge)
  • use meteorological information (skill/competence)
  • use power tools (skill/competence)
  • use remote control equipment (skill/competence)
  • use wrenches (skill/competence)
  • wear appropriate protective gear (skill/competence)

Optional

  • address aircraft mechanical issues (skill/competence)
  • agronomical production principles (knowledge)
  • agronomy (knowledge)
  • analyse weather forecast (skill/competence)
  • apply precision farming (skill/competence)
  • apply transportation management concepts (skill/competence)
  • audio editing software (knowledge)
  • automation technology (knowledge)
  • carry out navigational calculations (skill/competence)
  • comply with checklists (skill/competence)
  • crop production principles (knowledge)
  • edit digital moving images (skill/competence)
  • ensure aircraft compliance with regulation (skill/competence)
  • entrepreneurship (knowledge)
  • extinguish fires (skill/competence)
  • inspect offshore constructions (skill/competence)
  • inspect pipelines (skill/competence)
  • international waterways (knowledge)
  • maintain robotic equipment (skill/competence)
  • maintain sensor equipment (skill/competence)
  • manage forest fires (skill/competence)
  • offshore constructions and facilities (knowledge)
  • perform routine flight operations checks (skill/competence)
  • perform search and rescue missions (skill/competence)
  • pneumatics (knowledge)
  • rail infrastructure (knowledge)
  • respond to changing navigation circumstances (skill/competence)
  • robotic components (knowledge)
  • roofing drones (knowledge)
  • statistical analysis system software (knowledge)
  • surveillance methods (knowledge)
  • survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment (skill/competence)
  • use different communication channels (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 58 ads, as of 2026-07-11)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • drone operation — 33 %
  • mission planning — 31 %
  • photogrammetry — 21 %
  • aerial imagery capture — 19 %
  • data collection — 19 %

Responsibilities

  • project coordination — 19 %