Also called: Flight simulator instructor (defense), Weapons tactics trainer instructor
Teaches pilots and crews in high-tech military simulators, often as a retired military aviator working for a contractor.
Sim instructors run scenarios like engine fires or dogfights in full-motion simulators, coach students, and grade performance. Many are retired military pilots continuing to fly in a different way.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Bachelor's degree (4-year), about 10 years after high school. Usually prior military experience in the aircraft or system, plus instructor training.
Ways in: Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Aviation.
Growing faster than average. Simulation training is expanding.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI tutors in simulators grade and coach more; experienced aviators still lead sessions.
Classes: Physics, Computer science, Speech.
Official data: O*NET occupation 25-3021.
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