Employee
For those currently working in aviation
What are the new skills that you need to have?
Impact on SkillsHow to continue to grow your career?
Career GrowthFor Individuals
How Can Individuals Utilise This Playbook?
This Playbook is designed for three main user groups: Companies, Individuals and Industry Partners. Discover key sections designed to help Individuals navigate through this playbook:
In Partnership With
Aspiring Aviation Professional
For those looking to enter aviation
What are the adjacent skills I need to enter the sector?
Impact on SkillsWhat are the jobs in this sector and how they will change?
Impact on JobsHow to build my career in this sector?
Career GrowthHow Will Existing Jobs In The Aviation Sector Be Impacted?
The megatrends will impact different job roles in the sector to varying degrees. The Aviation Jobs Transformation Report highlighted that up to 30% of aviation jobs may experience redesign and transformation over the next five years, of which majority are in the Ground Handling sub-sector.
High Degree of Impact
Jobs are expected to change significantly. Job holders may require substantial reskilling or upskilling support. Accompanying work processes may be fundamentally transformed by sectoral megatrends.
Passenger Services
Cargo Handling (i.e. Airfreight Warehouse Operations)
Ramp and Technical Ramp Services
Baggage Services
High to Medium Degree of Impact
Jobs will see notable shifts in tasks and tools used, requiring targeted reskilling and upskilling. Work processes will adapt meaningfully as sectoral megatrends reshape operations.
Catering Services (Catering Preparation)
Catering Services (Culinary)
Medium Degree of Impact
Jobs may undergo some changes, with employees shifting to higher-value tasks and thus requiring moderate reskilling or upskilling. Accompanying work processes may undergo moderate changes due to sectoral megatrends.
Catering Services (Cabin Services)
Technical Services
Check out how all these roles and their tasks will evolve here
How Will Skills Evolve As Existing Jobs Are Impacted?
Emerging skills derived from the Aviation Jobs Transformation Report for highly impacted jobs across career levels:
Officers, Assistants and Supervisors
Jobs with manual routine tasks will be automated, shifting roles to technology-focused and higher-value work, necessitating in skills such as:
- Operations and Maintenance of Equipment and Systems
- Digital Documentation and Reporting
- Contingency Response
- Remote System Monitoring
- Incident Prevention Management
Managers and Executives
Jobs will increasingly utilise data analytics and artificial intelligence to enhance decision making and performance, necessitating in skills such as:
- Operational Analytics
- Digital Data Management
- Technology Strategy Design
- Remote Systems Monitoring and Management
- Digital Training Management
Take Charge of Your Future
Own Your Career Growth
Employees
Stay open-minded and own your growth by building new skillsets. Embrace career conversations, development planning, and reskilling opportunities to strengthen your career health and stay relevant as your role evolves.
Aspiring Aviation Professional
Develop transferable skills in emerging skill clusters (such as data & analytics) to stay employable. Position yourself for the redesigned roles emerging across the aviation sector by investing in continuous learning.
Take charge of your own career with these trainings or programmes. Explore available aviation vacancies at My CareersFuture.
Resource Library
Government grants and training programmes that fund and build capability for your Job Redesign journey.
