Career switch, measured
From Air Traffic Controller to UX Designer
Yes, it's a close move. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 57% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include UX design, Leadership, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are Research, Figma, Stakeholder management, Communication.
57%
skill overlap
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Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerUX Designer
- UX design69%78%
- Leadership26%37%
- Training and coaching8%34%
Skills to add
Asked for often in UX Designer postings, rarely in Air Traffic Controller ones.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerUX Designer
- Research–69%
- Figma–47%
- Stakeholder management–42%
- Communication–24%
- B2B sales–20%
- Product management–18%
- Marketing–17%
- Problem solving–12%
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