Transportation

Airline Pilots & Engineers

SOC 53-2011

Fly passengers or cargo, manage complex systems, and own every decision in the air.

Median pay

$232k

$182k to $384k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

11k openings / yr

Education

Bachelor's plus flight hours

AI displacement risk

Low

How much of this job AI may do instead of the person · our model, not a benchmark

Works with AI

28/100

AI alongside the person rather than instead of them

AI exposure

35th pct

More exposed than 35% of occupations · modeled estimate · 34th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

74/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.