Career switch, measured
From Air Traffic Controller to Web Developer
Yes, it's a realistic move with some upskilling. Measured across current postings, the two roles have 35% skill overlap. Skills that carry over include UX design, Leadership, Training and coaching; the main skills to add are JavaScript, Marketing, Stakeholder management, Communication.
35%
skill overlap
33
open Web Developer postings read
Skills that carry over
Share of each role’s postings that ask for the skill.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerWeb Developer
- UX design69%61%
- Leadership26%24%
- Training and coaching8%21%
Skills to add
Asked for often in Web Developer postings, rarely in Air Traffic Controller ones.
SkillAir Traffic ControllerWeb Developer
- JavaScript–67%
- Marketing–61%
- Stakeholder management–39%
- Communication–36%
- Figma–36%
- SEO–36%
- Git–33%
- Research–33%
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