Also called: Drone Delivery Pilot, Flight Operations Specialist (Delivery)
Loads, launches, and monitors delivery drones carrying food, medicine, or packages.
You pack a burrito into a drone's box, check the weather, and launch. Then you monitor several drones at once from a laptop, ready to step in if something looks wrong.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate plus company training.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
Growing much faster than average. Growing quickly in Texas, Arizona, and other test markets.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. Operators load and watch flights now, but autonomy lets one person oversee dozens of drones by 2036.
Age 18+. One way to start: Pass the FAA Part 107 test, then apply to drone delivery companies (Wing, Zipline) First: FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot certificate (one knowledge test)
Classes: Physics, Computer science.
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