aircraft-dispatcher/references/market.md

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. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).

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.