Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, task by task.

The work this job is made of, grouped and scored on how much of its output software can produce today, then linked to what addresses it. What is left over is the job. The full activity list is underneath.

Also filed here26
  • pilot
  • captain
  • copilot
  • co pilot
  • jet pilot
  • line pilot
  • check airman
  • airline pilot
  • fighter pilot
  • airbus captain
  • aircraft pilot
  • airplane pilot
  • military pilot
  • air force pilot
  • and 12 more
SOC code
53-2011.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
21 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersSOC 53-2011.00
85% · agentMostly automatable
55% · agentPartly automatable
50% · agentPartly automatable
25% · you keepBarely automatable
20% · you keepBarely automatable
15% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Flight Log Agent
Microsoft Excel · doXstor Flight Level Logbook · Docs
● No integration needed
Flight Coordination Agent
Microsoft Outlook · Email · Chat
● No integration needed
Flight Planning Agent
AeroPlanner · Microsoft Excel · CoPilot Flight Planning & E6B
● No integration needed
You keep this
Physically pilot and control the aircraft in all conditionsMake real-time safety decisions and respond to in-flight emergenciesOwn final accountability for passenger safety and regulatory complianceConduct physical inspections and approve aircraft airworthiness

Automatability scores estimate how much of a task an agent can reliably do today, grounded in O*NET task data. They are not predictions of job loss.

Start with these three

The most automatable work in this job, and the one tool we would use for each. Every task has a page of its own with the reasoning and every occupation that does it.

Record flight logs and operational data85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Coordinate with dispatchers, weather, and ground crews55% · routine communication and explanation · partly automatable
Plan flight routes, schedules, and test activities50% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 21 detailed work activities O*NET records for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 1

Mostly automatable activities for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
ActivityJobs
Record operational details of travel16