drone pilot
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.
Also called: remote piloted aircraft (RPA) pilot, drone operator, civil drone operator, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) pilot, unmanned aircraft systems operator, unmanned aircraft pilot
- 31
- essential skills
- 33
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 3153
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- co-pilotWhat changes?11 skills in common
- air force pilot10 skills in common
- airline transport pilotWhat changes?10 skills in common
- commercial pilot10 skills in common
- helicopter pilotWhat changes?10 skills in common
- instrumentation engineering technician9 skills in common
- private pilot9 skills in common
- aircraft pilot7 skills in common
Essential skills
31- adapt to changing situations
- aviation meteorology
- aviation standards and recommended practices
- civil aviation regulations
- comply with air traffic control operations
- data protection
- digital camera sensors
- ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations
- ensure public safety and security
- guidance, navigation and control
- have spatial awareness
- operate a camera
- operate control systems
- operate radio navigation instruments
- perform flight manoeuvres
- perform take off and landing
- prepare production prototypes
- protect personal data and privacy
- read assembly drawings
- read engineering drawings
- read maps
- read standard blueprints
- record test data
- test instrumentation equipment
- undertake procedures to meet UAV flight requirements
- unmanned air systems
- use meteorological information
- use power tools
- use remote control equipment
- use wrenches
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional skills
33- address aircraft mechanical issues
- agronomical production principles
- agronomy
- analyse weather forecast
- apply precision farming
- apply transportation management concepts
- audio editing software
- automation technology
- carry out navigational calculations
- comply with checklists
- crop production principles
- edit digital moving images
- ensure aircraft compliance with regulation
- entrepreneurship
- extinguish fires
- inspect offshore constructions
- inspect pipelines
- international waterways
- maintain robotic equipment
- maintain sensor equipment
- manage forest fires
- offshore constructions and facilities
- perform routine flight operations checks
- perform search and rescue missions
- pneumatics
- rail infrastructure
- respond to changing navigation circumstances
- robotic components
- roofing drones
- statistical analysis system software
- surveillance methods
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- use different communication channels
Definition and skills from ESCO, published by the European Commission. Source concept
No account needed to start
How close are you to being a drone pilot?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.