Commercial Pilots, 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 here54
  • flyer
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  • captain
  • copilot
  • balloonist
  • line pilot
  • test pilot
  • crop duster
  • rotor pilot
  • spray pilot
  • check airman
  • balloon pilot
  • charter pilot
  • and 40 more
SOC code
53-2012.00
Activities scored
6
In O*NET
18 activities
Activities an agent can take on
3
Grounded in
O*NET 30.3
The tasks · Commercial PilotsSOC 53-2012.00
88% · agentMostly automatable
85% · agentMostly automatable
58% · agentPartly automatable
42% · you keepPartly automatable
18% · you keepBarely automatable
12% · you keepBarely automatable
The team3 agents · 3 need no setup
Flight Data Review Agent
Docs · Sheets · Web
● No integration needed
Flight Records Agent
doXstor Flight Level Logbook · MJICCS PilotLog · Sheets
● No integration needed
Flight Planning Agent
AeroPlanner · Aeronautical charts · Web
● No integration needed
You keep this
Pilot the aircraft and execute all flight operationsConduct pre-flight inspections and approve aircraft airworthinessMake final go/no-go decisions and own flight safety accountabilityRespond to in-flight emergencies and perform rescue operations

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.

Review flight data and schedules88% · research and retrieval work · mostly automatable
Record flight operational details85% · recording, documentation and administration · mostly automatable
Plan flight operations and routes58% · scheduling, planning and resource control · partly automatable

The full activity list

All 18 detailed work activities O*NET records for Commercial Pilots, grouped by how much of each one software can take on. Every row has its own page.

Mostly automatable 2

Mostly automatable activities for Commercial Pilots
ActivityJobs
Record operational details of travel16
Review work orders or schedules to determine operations or procedures14

Partly automatable 3

Partly automatable activities for Commercial Pilots
ActivityJobs
Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement14
Arrange maintenance activities10
Plan flight operations4