Professional Pilot Option
Students completing this option will have the basic FAA certificates and ratings for varied career paths, including:
- Aerial applicator pilot
- Aircraft sales
- Airline pilots
- Air taxi pilots
- Corporate pilots
- Flight engineers
- Flight instructors
- General aviation positions
- Pilots for law enforcement agencies
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Aircraft Dispatcher
Airport Management
Fixed Base Operations include all kinds of aircraft support businesses located on airports. Positions may be found in areas such as:
- Aircraft sales
- Aircraft services such as fueling and maintenance
- Flight crew support
- Pilot training administration
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America’s Career Infonet and the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook (2008-09 edition) give detailed information about the skills, abilities, work activities and recommended education for jobs in fields using Aviation Technology, which may include:
According to America’s Career Infonet, these occupations include the following salaries across the nation:
| Job |
Hourly Rate |
Annual Salary |
Projected Growth Through 2014 |
| Airfield operations specialists |
$18.08 |
$37,600 |
+12% |
| Airline pilots, co-pilots and flight engineers |
— |
$141,000 |
+13% |
| Commercial pilots |
— |
$57,500 |
+13% |
| Dispatchers |
$15.48 |
$32,200 |
+2% |