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	Commercial Pilots	Air Traffic Controllers	Aviation Inspectors	Training and Development Specialists
SUMMARY	34% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	19% Minimal Risk
JOB SCORE	6.9/10	5.4/10	5.5/10	7.3/10
POLLING	32% (Low Risk, Based on 2,574 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 434 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 21 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 146 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	5.1%	1.2%	1.7%	10.8%
WAGES	$122,670 or $58.97 per hour	$144,580 or $69.50 per hour	$85,750 or $41.22 per hour	$65,850 or $31.66 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	51,830	22,400	23,320	436,610
SNOWFLAKE [?] The Snowflake is a visual summary of the five badges: Automation Risk (calculated), Risk (polled), Growth, Wages and Volume. It gives you an instant snapshot of an occupations profile. The colour of the Snowflake relates to its size. The better the occupation scores in relation to others, the larger and greener the Snowflake becomes.
DESCRIPTION	Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, national, and international airline pilots.	Control air traffic on and within vicinity of airport, and movement of air traffic between altitude sectors and control centers, according to established procedures and policies. Authorize, regulate, and control commercial airline flights according to government or company regulations to expedite and ensure flight safety.	Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.	Design or conduct work-related training and development programs to improve individual skills or organizational performance. May analyze organizational training needs or evaluate training effectiveness.

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