Aviation Careers

The commercial aviation industry is a major part of the U.S. transportation infrastructure and a key contributor to the nation's economy. The industry is facing the effects of a reduced role by the military as a source of high-quality trained personnel, particularly pilots and mechanics. At the same time, it is facing the challenges of a changing American workforce. This book is a study of the civilian training and education programs needed to satisfy the work-force requirements of the commercial aviation industry in the year 2000 and beyond, with particular emphasis on issues related to access to aviation careers by women and minorities.

More than 39,000 aviation and aerospace jobs were created in 2016, and they paid almost twice the national average. Careers in Aviation and Aerospace provides comments from industry leaders, job statistics and forecasts, and realistic descriptions about aerospace and aviation jobs for engineers, pilots, meteorologists, planetary scientists, and even astronauts.