Plans the future layout of airports: runways, terminals, parking, and noise zones.
You forecast how many passengers an airport will see in 20 years and sketch where a new concourse should go. Then you meet the FAA about noise maps over nearby neighborhoods.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Master's degree, about 6 years after high school. Planning or engineering degree with aviation focus; many are AICP or AAAE certified.
Ways in: 4-year college, Graduate school. Training cost: $15k – $60k.
Majors to look at: Urban Planning, Aviation Management, Civil Engineering.
Growing about average. Niche field of consulting firms and airports.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. AI helps forecast passengers and test layouts; FAA rules, safety and coordinating airlines and neighbors stay human.
Classes: AP Statistics, Geography, Physics.
Official data: O*NET occupation 19-3051.
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