Also called: Remote Pilot in Command, Drone Delivery Pilot
Supervises fleets of drones flying beyond the operator's sight, such as delivery drones and pipeline patrols, from a control center.
You monitor 10 drones on a screen as they deliver packages around a city, ready to take over if one meets a sudden storm.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. FAA Part 107 plus company training; aviation background helps.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Aviation.
Growing much faster than average. BLS does not track drone pilots separately; demand is growing quickly.
High risk for 10 years. Delivery and patrol drones fly themselves; operators watch more and more drones at once, so few jobs per fleet.
Age 18+. One way to start: Earn your FAA Part 107, then apply to drone delivery companies' operations centers First: FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate (knowledge test at a testing center)
Classes: Computer science, Geography, Physics, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-2012.
Career Universe is an early version. Pay, training and AI-risk figures are estimates to start your own research, not verified facts. The research was written with AI research assistants, checked by validation scripts and spot-checked by hand. Check anything important with schools, employers and official sources. How the numbers work.