Also called: CFI, Certified Flight Instructor
Teaches people to fly airplanes, often while building hours toward an airline career.
You brief a student, then sit beside them as they practice landings over and over, ready to take the controls. Most CFIs are young pilots on their way to the airlines.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Commercial pilot plus CFI certificate.
Ways in: Certification, 4-year college. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Aviation/Professional Pilot.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. AI ground-school tutors and simulators help, but teaching students in a real cockpit stays human.
Classes: Physics, Earth science, Speech or debate, Math.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-1194.
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