Commercial Pilots
Captain, EMS Helicopter Pilot (Emergency Medical Service Helicopter Pilot), First Officer, Pilot
Astronaut; Experimental Test Combat Systems Officer, Airlift/Tanker/Bomber; Fighter Combat Systems Officer; Mobility Combat Systems Officer, Air Mobility Liaison Officer (AMLO); Mobility Pilot, General; Reconnaissance/Surveillance/Electronic Warfare Combat Systems Officer, RC-26B; Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Pilot Journeyman; Rescue Combat Systems Officer, HC-130J; Special Operations Combat Systems Officer, EC-130J; Special Operations Pilot, MC-130P
0-5A/EO-5B/RC-7 Pilot; AH-64E Pilot; Aviation All-Source Intelligence; C-12 Pilot; Cavalry Scout; Fixed Wing Aviator (Aircraft Nonspecific); MH-47 Pilot; OH-58A/C Scout Pilot (RC); Rotary Wing Aviator (Aircraft Nonspecific); UH-60M Pilot
Aviation; Fixed Wing Aviation; Rotary Wing Aviation
AV-8B Air Combat Tactics Instructor (ACTI) Qualification; Basic Pilot, Basic Rotary Wing; Colonel, Naval Aviator/Naval Flight Officer/Unmanned Aircraft System Officer; Forward Air Controller (Airborne) Instructor (FAC(A)I) Qualification; Night Systems Instructor (NSI) Qualification; Pilot HMLA FRS Basic AH-1; Pilot VMA FRS Basic AV-8B; Pilot VMFA FRS F-35B Qualified; Pilot VMR C-9 Qualified; Tactical Systems Operator/Mission Specialist
Aviator; Carrier Airborne Combat Information Center Officer; Flight Instructor-NFO, Fleet Operational Aircraft; Naval Flight Officer Instructor, Training Planes; Officer in Charge, Aviation Unit or Detachment; Special Project Pilot; Squadron Executive Officer; Squadron Operations Officer; URL - Aviation Warfare Officer, Naval Flight Officer; URL - Aviation, Rating Terminated
Rescue Pilot; Rescue Pilot, CSAR-X; Rescue Pilot, CVLSP; Rescue Pilot, Combat Search and Rescue, General; Rescue Pilot, General; Rescue Pilot, HH-60; Rescue Pilot, Other; Rescue Pilot, UH-1N; Trainer Pilot; Trainer Pilot, SUPT-H
What they do:
Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters. Requires Commercial Pilot certificate. Includes charter pilots with similar certification, and air ambulance and air tour pilots. Excludes regional, national, and international airline pilots.
On the job, you would:
- Use instrumentation to pilot aircraft when visibility is poor.
- Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight according to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
- Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Knowledge
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
- geography
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
Arts and Humanities
- English language
Skills
Basic Skills
- keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
People and Technology Systems
- thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
- figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Abilities
Controlled Movement
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- quickly decide if you should move your hand, foot, or other body part
Verbal
- communicate by speaking
- listen and understand what people say
Attention
- pay attention to something without being distracted
- do two or more things at the same time
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
Personality
People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Dependability
- Attention to Detail
- Cooperation
- Self Control
- Stress Tolerance
- Initiative
Technology
You might use software like this on the job:
Office suite software
- Microsoft Office software
Analytical or scientific software
- Calibration software
- Pilot Navigator Software Load Balance
Data base user interface and query software
- Airline Pilots Daily Aviation Log PPC
- Skylog Services Skylog Pro
Education
Education: (rated 3 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
certificate after high school
usually needed
certificate after high school
usually needed
Job Outlook
Average
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
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