This post summarizes key statistics on Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.
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Income Over Career
This chart provides the median income by age for Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers.
Ten Most Common Industries
| Share | Income | Industry |
|---|---|---|
| 58.30 | 158,817 | Air transportation |
| 9.00 | 102,067 | Air Force |
| 4.80 | 25,929 | Colleges and universities |
| 4.40 | 92,913 | Navy |
| 3.40 | 83,189 | Army |
| 3.10 | 280,901 | Trucking service |
| 1.90 | 108,040 | Health services, n.e.c. |
| 1.90 | 85,517 | Marines |
| 1.60 | 92,693 | Services incidental to transportation |
| 1.60 | 122,167 | National security and international affairs |
This table highlights the top industries people working as Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers work in, and how much they earn in each industry.
Education Distribution
This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.
Ten Most Common Majors
This table highlights the top majors people working as Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers received, and how earnings vary by major.
Weekly Hours Distribution
This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Aircraft Pilots and Flight Engineers. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.
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