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	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers	Commercial Pilots	Aviation Inspectors	Training and Development Specialists	Emergency Management Directors	Airfield Operations Specialists
SUMMARY	55% Moderate Risk	34% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	19% Minimal Risk	9% Minimal Risk	36% Low Risk
JOB SCORE	6.9/10	6.9/10	5.5/10	7.3/10	6.8/10	4.9/10
POLLING	28% (Low Risk, Based on 1,470 votes)	32% (Low Risk, Based on 2,574 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 21 votes)	38% (Low Risk, Based on 146 votes)	33% (Low Risk, Based on 34 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 23 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	3.9%	5.1%	1.7%	10.8%	3.0%	4.2%
WAGES	$226,600 or $108.93 per hour	$122,670 or $58.97 per hour	$85,750 or $41.22 per hour	$65,850 or $31.66 per hour	$86,130 or $41.41 per hour	$56,750 or $27.28 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	99,300	51,830	23,320	436,610	12,570	16,640
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DESCRIPTION	Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, national, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.	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.	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.	Plan and direct disaster response or crisis management activities, provide disaster preparedness training, and prepare emergency plans and procedures for natural (e.g., hurricanes, floods, earthquakes), wartime, or technological (e.g., nuclear power plant emergencies or hazardous materials spills) disasters or hostage situations.	Ensure the safe takeoff and landing of commercial and military aircraft. Duties include coordination between air-traffic control and maintenance personnel, dispatching, using airfield landing and navigational aids, implementing airfield safety procedures, monitoring and maintaining flight records, and applying knowledge of weather information.

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