3.7 KiB
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 %