Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

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2021 Workforce

194k

Average Age

44.2

Average Salary

$153,672

Average Male Salary

$156,464

Average Female Salary

$112,816

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Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are most often employed by the Air transportation industry. The average yearly wage for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers was $153,672 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are Coffee, Covington, Butler & Crenshaw Counties PUMA, AL, Escambia County (South) PUMA, FL, and Coweta County PUMA, GA. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are Coffee, Covington, Butler & Crenshaw Counties PUMA, AL, Fayette County PUMA, GA, and Enid City PUMA, OK.

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Employment and salary information for the Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workforce. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workforce in 2021 was 193,721 people, of which 6.4% were women and 93.6% were men. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers are paid most in Greater Newburgh City PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Coffee, Covington, Butler & Crenshaw Counties PUMA, AL.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

181,329

Male Workforce

± 10.4k

12,392

Female Workforce

± 2.73k

The Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workforce in 2021 was 193,721 people (6.4% women and 93.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of 33.3% between 2014 (145,342) and 2021 (193,721).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Vermont ($234,872), New Hampshire ($208,257), and West Virginia ($204,728).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$153,672

AVERAGE WAGE

#12 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers earned an average of $153,672, $94,077 more than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.403

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.403, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Aircraft pilots & flight engineers and on wages for those in the field. Air transportation is the industry that employs the most Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, by average wage, is Couriers & messengers ($287,326).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

194k

2021 Workforce

± 10,799

3.54%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 7.68%

This graphic shows the share of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers employed by various industries. Air transportation employs the largest share of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers at 84.6%, followed by U. S. Air Force with 10.8% and U. S. Navy with 4.53%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in the US. The workforce of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in 2021 was 193,721 people, with 6.4% woman, and 93.6% men. The average age of male Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in the workforce is 44.4 and of female Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is 40.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in 2021 was 193,721 people, with 6.4% woman, and 93.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (24,709 people), 50 to 54 years (24,704 people), and 45 to 49 years (23,849 people). Among them they concentrated 37.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 7.16% of Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workers were Hispanic and 92.8% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56.6%), Puerto Rican (27)%, and Colombian (16.4)%

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Races

In 2021, 88.3% of the Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workforce were White, of which 6.14% were women and 93.9% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Two or More Races (5.22%) and Black (2.87%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers is Transportation but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2021 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Operation and Control stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aircraft pilots & flight engineers need more than the average amount of Operation and Control.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Aircraft pilots & flight engineers in 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Transportation (43,404 people), Business (23,128 people), and Engineering (22,478 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workers were Bachelors Degree (113,396 people), Graduate Degree (33,649 people), and Some college (22,780 people).

The graphic shows the Aircraft pilots & flight engineers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aircraft pilots & flight engineers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aircraft pilots & flight engineers need many skills, but most especially Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Critical Thinking.