Transportation
Commercial Pilots
SOC 53-2012
Fly charters, cargo, and tours outside the major airlines.
Median pay
$123k
$85k to $190k typical range
Outlook
Growing fast
7k openings / yr
Education
High school plus license
AI exposure
42%
modeled estimate · 55th pct in Microsoft's data
Key skills
- Monitoring
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- 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.