Skills employers ask for in airline and aviation jobs
python, excel and project management are the skills most often named in airline and aviation job postings, read from each posting's own text. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
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Skills employers ask for in airline and aviation jobs
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| # | Skill | Share of jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pythonJobs 106 | 13% of jobs |
| 2 | excelJobs 85 | 10% of jobs |
| 3 | project managementJobs 81 | 10% of jobs |
| 4 | agileJobs 62 | 8% of jobs |
| 5 | supply chainJobs 61 | 8% of jobs |
| 6 | risk managementJobs 60 | 7% of jobs |
| 7 | procurementJobs 57 | 7% of jobs |
| 8 | regulatory complianceJobs 57 | 7% of jobs |
| 9 | ci/cdJobs 55 | 7% of jobs |
| 10 | c++Jobs 53 | 7% of jobs |
| 11 | logisticsJobs 52 | 6% of jobs |
| 12 | auditJobs 50 | 6% of jobs |
| 13 | devopsJobs 44 | 5% of jobs |
| 14 | awsJobs 40 | 5% of jobs |
| 15 | jiraJobs 40 | 5% of jobs |
| 16 | powerpointJobs 38 | 5% of jobs |
| 17 | azureJobs 37 | 5% of jobs |
| 18 | leanJobs 35 | 4% of jobs |
| 19 | treasuryJobs 35 | 4% of jobs |
| 20 | linuxJobs 34 | 4% of jobs |
| 21 | forecastingJobs 32 | 4% of jobs |
| 22 | onboardingJobs 32 | 4% of jobs |
| 23 | sqlJobs 32 | 4% of jobs |
| 24 | change managementJobs 31 | 4% of jobs |
| 25 | matlabJobs 29 | 4% of jobs |
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