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Job Description

Pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing, multi-engine aircraft, usually on scheduled air carrier routes, for the transport of passengers and cargo. Requires Federal Air Transport Pilot certificate and rating for specific aircraft type used. Includes regional, National, and international airline pilots and flight instructors of airline pilots.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-2011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 152,770.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 0.00
Currently, there are 81,520 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers”.

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Tasks for “Pilot”

Respond to and report in-flight emergencies and malfunctions.
Make announcements regarding flights, using public address systems.
Direct activities of aircraft crews during flights.
Perform minor maintenance work, or arrange for major maintenance.
Plan and formulate flight activities and test schedules and prepare flight evaluation reports.
Work as part of a flight team with other crew members, especially during takeoffs and landings.
Load smaller aircraft, handling passenger luggage and supervising refueling.
Record in log books information such as flight times, distances flown, and fuel consumption.
Check passenger and cargo distributions and fuel amounts to ensure that weight and balance specifications are met.
Monitor gauges, warning devices, and control panels to verify aircraft performance and to regulate engine speed.
Inspect aircraft for defects and malfunctions, according to pre-flight checklists.
Choose routes, altitudes, and speeds that will provide the fastest, safest, and smoothest flights.
Steer aircraft along planned routes, using autopilot and flight management computers.
Monitor engine operation, fuel consumption, and functioning of aircraft systems during flights.
Brief crews about flight details, such as destinations, duties, and responsibilities.
Use instrumentation to guide flights when visibility is poor.
Coordinate flight activities with ground crews and air traffic control and inform crew members of flight and test procedures.
Order changes in fuel supplies, loads, routes, or schedules to ensure safety of flights.
Evaluate other pilots or pilot-license applicants for proficiency.
Start engines, operate controls, and pilot airplanes to transport passengers, mail, or freight, adhering to flight plans, regulations, and procedures.
Conduct in-flight tests and evaluations at specified altitudes and in all types of weather to determine the receptivity and other characteristics of equipment and systems.
File instrument flight plans with air traffic control to ensure that flights are coordinated with other air traffic.
Instruct other pilots and student pilots in aircraft operations and the principles of flight.
Test and evaluate the performance of new aircraft.
Confer with flight dispatchers and weather forecasters to keep abreast of flight conditions.
Contact control towers for takeoff clearances, arrival instructions, and other information, using radio equipment.

Related Technology & Tools

Fire extinguishers
Data load selectors
Flaps control levers
On-board intercom systems
Emergency exit slides
Radio frequency-based navigation and guidance systems
Windscreen ice control systems
Electronic flight instrument systems EFIS
Transponder landing systems TLS
Brake management systems
Point plotters
Inertial navigation systems INS
Navigation mode selectors
Continuous flow emergency oxygen systems
Very high frequency VHF radio communication systems
Very high frequency omnidirectional range VOR systems
Rudder trim knobs
Fire suppression and control systems
Instrument landing system ILS glideslope receivers
Hydraulic actuators
Pneumatics systems
Diluter demand emergency oxygen systems
Automatic landing systems
Global positioning system GPS devices
Nosewheel steering systems
Landing gear control systems
Satellite-based navigation and guidance systems
Ultra high frequency UHF radio communication systems
Wing anti-ice systems
High-frequency HF radio communication systems
Fuel control systems
Control wheels
Rudder pedals
Flight database systems
Aileron trim switches
Anti-skid control systems
Yaw damper systems
Head-up guidance systems HGS
Autopilot systems
Hydraulic control systems
Aircraft data loaders
Microwave landing systems MLS
Power generation and distribution control systems
Recirculation control systems
Long range navigation LORAN-C systems
Pressurization control systems
Ground proximity warning systems GPWS
Control display units CDU
Automatic direction finder ADF radio systems
Equipment cooling controls
Cockpit displays of traffic information CDTI
Hydraulic pressure regulators
Desktop computers
Digital communications display units DCDU
Attitude heading reference systems AHRS
Instrument landing system ILS localizers
Engine anti-ice systems
Pressure demand emergency oxygen systems
Notebook computers
Airborne collision avoidance systems ACAS
Manual trim wheels
Very high frequency VHF direction finders
Emergency life rafts
Nondirectional radio beacon markers
Personal digital assistants PDA
Passenger oxygen control systems
Distance measuring equipment DME
Autobrakes
Brake pedals
Electric trim switches

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