High opportunity occupation
About this job
Air pilots, flight engineers and flying instructors work for airline and air freight companies, flying schools and other public and private sector aircraft operators.
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Air pilots fly fixed wing aircraft and helicopters to provide air transportation and other services, such as crop spraying and aerial surveying.
Flight engineers help air pilots monitor, troubleshoot and maintain aircraft systems, as well as with pre- and post-flight inspections.
Flying instructors teach flying techniques and procedures to student and licensed pilots.
Common job titles
- aerial crop duster
- instructor, flight
- navigator - air transport
- pilot, air patrol
- pilot, air transport
- pilot, business aircraft / corporate
- pilot, check
- pilot, commercial
- pilot, fire patrol / water bomber
- pilot, relief
- pilot, test - engineering / experimental
- pilot, topgraphic survey / mapping
- supervisor, pilots / flight engineers
- aerial crop duster
- instructor, flight
- navigator - air transport
- pilot, air patrol
- pilot, air transport
- pilot, business aircraft / corporate
- pilot, check
- pilot, commercial
- pilot, fire patrol / water bomber
- pilot, relief
- pilot, test - engineering / experimental
- pilot, topgraphic survey / mapping
- supervisor, pilots / flight engineers
Earnings
Annual provincial median salary
$108,069
Source:
2016 Census (Full-time full-year median employment income)
Provincial hourly rate
N/A - Data not available
Source: 2020 Job Bank Wage Report