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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Mystery Squid, Mar 24, 2006.

  1. Mystery Squid

    Mystery Squid Junior Member

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    Curious question:

    What's are some great non-piloting aviation jobs/careers, and ballpark salaries?


    Long ago, my career took a different path, I started in aviation, and ended up here... Anyway, I've done a fair amount of research over the years, and found that most aviation jobs/careers don't pay well at all. Just wondering if there was something I missed somewhere... Know any non-pilots in aviation that make serious cake?
     
    #1 Mystery Squid, Mar 24, 2006
  2. tleonhar

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    Squid,

    Sadly there are not many great paying non-pilot jobs anymore. Mechanics are pretty good if you have all the certifications (A&P, etc). Pilots do make serious money if they are with one of the majors (American, United, Northwest, etc), but they pay some MAJOR dues before they get there. A starting pilot puts in 15 to 20 years flying weed wackers and regionals before any of the majors will look at them, then there's about an 80% washout rate.

    If you have a job that's portable outside avaition, like a computer geek (myself) then the pay is pretty much market rate. On the other hand, an airline specific job like flight attendant or ticket agent, you're in the <$20/hr pay range.

    Benies on the other hand are quite good, the flight benefit is a big plus if you like to travel, especially in my case when the in-laws are 9,600 miles away.
     
    #2 tleonhar, Mar 25, 2006
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    paprius4030 My first Prius

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    I used to run a Flight School from 1976 to 1985. You know how you make a small fortune in aviation? Start with a big fortune LOL
     
    #3 paprius4030, Mar 25, 2006
  4. Mystery Squid

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    :lol:

    Thanks guys...

    ...I figured as much, just thought I'd check in to see if anything had changed...

    ...I don't know, maybe I'll try to single handedly bring back Dirigibles as a viable form of transportation... Maybe start a Dirigible "sightseeing" line...

    Sort of sucks though, the golden days of Aviation are truly over... :( At least, that's what I think of when I hang out at "Fantasy of Flight" down near Tampa... I wish I was born an aviation enthusiast in 1900... :( :( :(
     
    #4 Mystery Squid, Mar 27, 2006
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