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
12k openings / yr
Education
Bachelor's plus flight hours
AI exposure
37%
modeled estimate · 34th pct in Microsoft's data
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 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.