Also called: Aircraft Delivery Pilot
Delivers aircraft from factories, sellers, or repair shops to their new owners, sometimes across oceans.
You might pick up a brand-new plane in Kansas and fly it to Australia, island-hopping with extra fuel tanks installed in the cabin. Other jobs are simple: moving a used plane from Texas to Ohio. You travel constantly and fly many different aircraft types.
Estimated; often paid per trip or per day.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 3 years after high school. Commercial pilot certificate and broad experience; ocean crossings require a lot of hours and specialized planning.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: $60k – $150k.
Majors to look at: Aviation / Professional Pilot.
Growing about average. Niche work tied to aircraft sales.
Low risk for 10 years. Long-range autopilot helps, but delivering odd aircraft across oceans stays a human job.
Classes: Physics, Geography, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-2012.
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