Aviation Resource Management

What does the Aviation Resource Management career field do?

Performs and manages a variety of activities in direct support of aviation, parachutist, and missile combat crew operations. The aviation resource management career field is the office of primary responsibility for the following functional areas: flight and parachutist duty incentive pay; flight and jump status authorization; and aircrew, parachutist, missile combat crew duty readiness validation. Related DoD Occupational Subgroup: 155600.

Duties and responsibilities

• Initiates actions to execute aviation/parachutist/missile combat crew management policy and procedures. Prepares and processes aeronautical orders and military pay orders. Schedules aircrew flying and ground training and maintains mission information and planning data. Assists in establishing flying schedules and aircraft and aircrew assignments. Prepares reports, and coordinates aircraft schedules and aircrew training activities with maintenance, communication, armament, intelligence, personnel, and medical units. Prepares flight authorizations and monitors individual flight/jump requirements and allocated flying hours.
• Plans, schedules, and supervises aviation resource management functional areas. Analyzes and summarizes reports and aviation/parachutist/missile/operation training and resource data. Reviews personnel action requests on aircrew members and parachutists to determine the effect on their status; monitors individual entitlement to incentive pay.
• Acts as technical adviser on matters pertaining to the Aviation Resource Management System. Plans, organizes, schedules, directs, and evaluates workloads and duty assignments of 1C0X2 personnel. Evaluates work methods and procedures to achieve the most economical use of resources and functions. Manages and evaluates functions and conducts liaison duties with mission support agencies to reduce common problems, improve procedures, and increase efficiency.

Specialty qualifications

Knowledge. Knowledge is mandatory of: flight and jump pay entitlement policy and regulations, aircraft flying hour management, authorization requirements to perform in-flight and parachutist duties. Perform management actions in the Aviation Resource Management System. Build ad hoc reports to track aircrew, parachutist, and missile combat crew member training requirements. Validate compliance to aircrew, parachutist, and missile combat crew qualification requirements.

Education. For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with courses in oral communications and computer operations is desirable.

Training. Completion of the basic aviation resource management course is mandatory for the award of AFSC 1C0X2.

Experience. The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:

• 1C052. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C032. Also, experience in aircrew, scheduling aircrew training, and host base/squadron aviation resource management functional areas.
• 1C072. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C052. Also, experience in performing or supervising functions experience in aircrew, scheduling aircrew training, and host base/squadron aviation resource management functional areas.
• 1C092. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C072. Also, experience in preparing and interpreting aviation and parachutist resource management policies and directives. The member must have the SEI 066.

Other. The following are mandatory as indicated:

• For entry into this specialty:
• See attachment 4 for entry requirements.
• For award and retention of these AFSCs:
• Specialty requires routine access to Tier 3 (T3) information, systems, or similar classified environments.
• Must maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
• For award and retention of AFSCs 1C0X2 and 1C000:
• Completion of a current T3 Investigation required IAW DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program. NOTE: Award of the entry level without a completed T3 Investigation is authorized provided an interim Secret security clearance has been granted according to DoDM 5200.02, AFMAN 16-1405.
• For entry, award, and retention of these AFSCs:
• Ability to speak distinctly is mandatory.
• Retraining into the 1C0X2 career field within ARC is restricted to the grades of E-6 and below. Submit waiver requests for rank requirement to appropriate ARC 1C0 MAJCOM Functional Manager.
• Applicable to AFRC units. Developmental (D-prefixed) billets will only be held by members vectored on the Key Personnel List (KPL) as KPL or Ready for Developmental Opportunities (RDO) through the AFRC 1C0X2 Development Team (DT) process. Additionally, prior to assignment to these positions, members will meet the following eligibility criteria: 1) SNCO with a Primary AFSC of 1C072, 1C092, or 1C000; 2) Minimum of three years’ experience in the 1C0X2 career field; and 3) Awarded the SEI 066. Submit waiver requests for KPL/RDO and/or SEI requirements to the AFRC 1C0X2 MAJCOM Functional Manager.
• Applicable to ANG units. Members assigned to the Aviation Resource Management Superintendent, or CHARM, position must have a minimum of 36 months as a 1C0X2 and awarded the SEI 066. Submit waiver requests for SEI requirement to the ANG 1C0 Functional Manager.

Civilian career paths

Comparable civilian careers for this field pay roughly $36,170–$151,150 per year (median salaries; varies by role and location):

• Administrative Services Managers: $98,890
• Airfield Operations Specialists: $51,330
• Computer and Information Systems Managers: $151,150
• Computer Systems Analysts: $93,730
• Correspondence Clerks: $38,400
• Database Administrators: $98,860
• Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants: $63,110
• Financial Managers: $134,180
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers: $58,450
• Human Resources Managers: $121,220
• Human Resources Specialists: $63,490
• Interviewers: $36,170
• Management Analysts   $87,660
• Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks: $47,020
• Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks: $49,640
• Secretaries and Administrative Assistants: $38,850
• Statistical Assistant: $50,360
• Training and Development Managers: $115,640
• Training and Development Specialists: $62,700