# Market evidence report — aircraft-dispatcher

Source: **68 real job ads** (JSearch API, countries: us 68), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-08.
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## Seniority distribution

| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 56 | 82 % |
| n/a | 6 | 9 % |
| junior | 5 | 7 % |
| senior | 1 | 1 % |

## Tools — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Office | 18 | 26 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Excel | 8 | 12 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 6 | 9 % |
| 4 | JEPPESEN | 5 | 7 % |
| 5 | ARI NC | 4 | 6 % |
| 6 | LIDO | 4 | 6 % |
| 7 | SABER | 4 | 6 % |
| 8 | SITA | 4 | 6 % |
| 9 | computer-aided dispatch system | 3 | 4 % |
| 10 | flight planning software | 3 | 4 % |
| 11 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 3 | 4 % |
| 12 | standard office suite | 3 | 4 % |

## Hard skills — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flight planning | 28 | 41 % |
| 2 | regulatory compliance | 19 | 28 % |
| 3 | operational control | 11 | 16 % |
| 4 | weather analysis | 11 | 16 % |
| 5 | emergency response | 8 | 12 % |
| 6 | data entry | 7 | 10 % |
| 7 | flight dispatch | 7 | 10 % |
| 8 | flight scheduling | 6 | 9 % |
| 9 | risk assessment | 6 | 9 % |
| 10 | aircraft dispatching | 5 | 7 % |
| 11 | customer service | 5 | 7 % |
| 12 | flight following | 5 | 7 % |
| 13 | runway analysis | 5 | 7 % |
| 14 | weight and balance calculations | 5 | 7 % |
| 15 | aircraft performance calculation | 4 | 6 % |
| 16 | atc data interpretation | 4 | 6 % |
| 17 | aviation meteorology | 4 | 6 % |
| 18 | record maintenance | 4 | 6 % |
| 19 | trip planning | 4 | 6 % |
| 20 | aircraft dispatch | 3 | 4 % |
| 21 | crew scheduling | 3 | 4 % |
| 22 | flight dispatching | 3 | 4 % |
| 23 | fuel calculation | 3 | 4 % |
| 24 | incident command | 3 | 4 % |
| 25 | logistics management | 3 | 4 % |
| 26 | meteorological analysis | 3 | 4 % |
| 27 | operational briefing | 3 | 4 % |
| 28 | weather monitoring | 3 | 4 % |

## Methods — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | safety management system (SMS) | 6 | 9 % |
| 2 | faa regulations | 5 | 7 % |
| 3 | quality management | 3 | 4 % |

## Responsibilities — full market ranking

| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flight monitoring | 12 | 18 % |
| 2 | customer interaction | 6 | 9 % |
| 3 | flight execution | 6 | 9 % |
| 4 | flight plan creation | 6 | 9 % |
| 5 | crew briefing | 5 | 7 % |
| 6 | crew scheduling | 5 | 7 % |
| 7 | crew support | 5 | 7 % |
| 8 | compliance monitoring | 4 | 6 % |
| 9 | flight following | 4 | 6 % |
| 10 | flight plan preparation | 4 | 6 % |
| 11 | maintenance coordination | 4 | 6 % |
| 12 | message relaying | 4 | 6 % |
| 13 | report completion | 4 | 6 % |
| 14 | customer communication | 3 | 4 % |
| 15 | customer service delivery | 3 | 4 % |
| 16 | dispatch release preparation | 3 | 4 % |
| 17 | flight progress monitoring | 3 | 4 % |
| 18 | flight tracking | 3 | 4 % |
| 19 | logistical assistance | 3 | 4 % |
| 20 | route optimization | 3 | 4 % |
| 21 | schedule maintenance | 3 | 4 % |

## Job title variants in the market

| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Aircraft Dispatcher | 11 |
| Flight Dispatcher | 10 |
| Aircraft Dispatch & Flight Planning Specialist | 2 |
| Aircraft Dispatch and Flight Planning Coordinator (Onsite) | 2 |
| FAA Certified Aircraft Dispatcher | 2 |
| Flight Dispatcher (Greater Chicago Area) | 2 |
| Flight Follower | 2 |
| Flight Operations and Aircraft Flight Dispatcher | 2 |
| Manager, Flight Operations Scheduler/Dispatcher (Hybrid) | 2 |
| Aircraft Dispatch And Flight Planning Coordinator | 1 |
| Aircraft Dispatch and Flight Planning Coordinator Onsite | 1 |
| Aircraft Dispatch Coordinator, Wildland Fire Program Coordinator 1 | 1 |
| Aircraft Dispatcher — International Flight Operations | 1 |
| Aircraft Dispatcher / Receptionist | 1 |
| Aircraft Dispatcher for flight school | 1 |
| Assistant Flight Dispatcher at Air Arabia Pjsc Massachusetts | 1 |
| Aviation - Flight Dispatcher | 1 |
| Bon Secours Mercy Health | 1 |
| Certified Flight Dispatcher Flight Ops | 1 |
| Corporate Aviation Flight Dispatcher and Planner - Temp | 1 |
| Critical Care Flight Dispatcher – Life Flight Network – LACP Lima Dispatch | 1 |
| Critical Care Flight Dispatcher - Mercy Health | 1 |
| DFW Cabin Service Dispatcher | 1 |
| DIRECT HIRE - Aviation Safety Inspector (Aircraft Dispatch - Chicago CMO) | 1 |
| Dispatcher - Airline Crew Transportation | 1 |

Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.