Also called: FPV Pilot
Races tiny, super-fast drones through obstacle courses while wearing first-person-view goggles.
You practice for hours in simulators and fields, rebuild crashed drones, and travel to leagues and competitions. Many pros earn more from sponsorships, YouTube, and FPV film work than prize money.
Very few earn a full living from racing; most combine it with FPV filming or sponsorships.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
No formal education, about 0 years after high school. No formal education; skill built through practice.
Ways in: Self-taught. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing slowly. Tiny professional field.
Low risk for 10 years. AI can race drones but fans pay to watch humans; prize and sponsor jobs are very few though.
Classes: Physics, Electronics class, Physical education, Computer science.
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