Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew

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Total Degrees​
Awarded in 2021
2,223
growing 7.08%
Median In-State​
Public Tuition
$6,090
declining 4.86%
Median Out-of-State​
Private Tuition
$34,400
growing 1.39%
Average Wage
$112,650
growing 6.19%
People in Workforce
162,145
growing 3.2%
Average Employee Age
43.8
growing 0.664%

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In 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew degree recipients are Sanford, FL, Orem, UT, and Kalamazoo, MI. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew degree recipients are Kalaoa, HI, Ontario, OR, and Sanford, FL. The most common degree awarded to students studying Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is a associates degree.

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Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew and the types of students that study this field. L3Harris Flight Academy awards the most degrees in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew, followed by Mauna Loa Helicopters.

Tuition costs for Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew majors are, on average, $6,090 for in-state public colleges, and $34,400 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew programs are Public, 2-year institutions (57 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (1,110 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew, is Public, 4-year or above (1,110 completions in 2021).

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Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$6,090
Median In-State Public
$34,400
Median Out of State Private

L3Harris Flight Academy has the most Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew degree recipients, with 346 degrees awarded in 2021.

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Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution
  1. 100%
  2. 100%
  3. 69.2%

Out of all institutions that offer Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, L3Harris Flight Academy has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew, with 100%.

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Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew

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Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

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Information on the businesses and industries that employ Transportation graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Transportation majors is $112,650 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.

The industry that employs the most Transportation majors is Air transportation, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

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$112,650
Average Wage in Workforce
± $6,205
6.19%
1 Year Growth
± 7.39%

The average salary for Transportation majors is $112,650 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.

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Highest Paying Locations

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This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Transportation majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Most Common

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Most Specialized

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Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Transportation majors working as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, and Ship & boat captains & operators.

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Highest Paid

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The highest paid occupations by median income for Transportation majors are Physicians, Personal financial advisors, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.

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Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.
162,145
2021 Workforce
± 9,881
3.2%
1 Year Growth
± 8.42%

The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.2%, from 157,117 in 2020 to 162,145 in 2021.

The largest single share of Transportation graduates go on to work as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (26.8%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Transportation by share of the total number of graduates.

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Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.

The most common industries that employ Transportation majors, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.

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Highest Paid

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Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.
162,145
2021 Workforce
± 9,881
3.2%
1 Year Growth
± 8.42%

The number of Transportation graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.2%, from 157,117 in 2020 to 162,145 in 2021.

The industry which employs the most Transportation graduates by share is Air transportation, followed by Services incidental to transportation. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Transportation.

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Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Transportation majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Transportation majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

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Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Transportation in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Transportation is 43.8.

The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Transportation degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Transportation (1,330 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.
43.8
Average Age in 2021
± 0.741 Years
0.664%
1 Year Change
± 2.4%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Transportation. The most common ages of employees with this major are 52 and 36 years old, which represent 3.14% and 3.08% of the population, respectively.

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Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew are Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

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Workforce Degrees

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The most common degree types held by the working population in Transportation are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

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Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Male (87%)
Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

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Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity
  1. White
    1,330 degrees awarded
  2. Non-resident Alien
    338 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino
    234 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew.

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Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew is from the 2 Digit Course Transportation.
Most Common Countries of Origin
  1. Philippines
    2,392 degree recipients
  2. Mexico
    992 degree recipients
  3. India
    727 degree recipients
High Relative Number of Students
  1. Senegal
    9.49 times more than expected
  2. Greece
    4.7 times more than expected
  3. Romania
    4.15 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Senegal that hold Transportation degrees (9.49 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (2,392 degree recipients).

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predictive-analysisSkills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew majors need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew majors need more than the average amount of Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Troubleshooting, Science, Quality Control Analysis, Monitoring, Judgment and Decision Making, Active Learning, Instructing, Learning Strategies, Critical Thinking, Coordination, Management of Personnel Resources, Complex Problem Solving, Active Listening, Systems Analysis, Equipment Maintenance, Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Speaking, Time Management, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Systems Evaluation, Social Perceptiveness, Negotiation, Writing, Programming, Management of Material Resources, Operations Analysis, Repairing, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Equipment Selection, and Installation.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Airline Professional Pilot & Flight Crew majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Operation and Control is very distinctive for majors, but the Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Active Listening, Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Judgment and Decision Making, Speaking, Complex Problem Solving, Coordination, Learning Strategies, Instructing, Systems Analysis, Time Management, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Management of Personnel Resources, Science, Service Orientation, Persuasion, Troubleshooting, Systems Evaluation, Mathematics, Negotiation, Quality Control Analysis, Operations Analysis, Management of Material Resources, Programming, Equipment Maintenance, Management of Financial Resources, Technology Design, Repairing, Equipment Selection, and Installation are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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