Air Transportation
Contains Stem Majors
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Air Transportation and the types of students that study this field. false awards the most degrees in Air Transportation in the US.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Air Transportation programs are false institutions (N/A total). false
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Air Transportation programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Air Transportation.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for majors is $122,724 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
The industry that employs the most majors is Air transportation, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Offices of physicians.
The average salary for majors is $122,724 and the most common occupations are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations majors, by number of employees, are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Other managers, and Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of majors working as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, and Ship & boat captains & operators.
The highest paid occupations by median income for majors are Physicians, Personal financial advisors, and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers.
The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 162,436 in 2021 to 164,655 in 2022.
The largest single share of graduates go on to work as Aircraft pilots & flight engineers (26.9%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ majors, by number of employees, are Air transportation, Services incidental to transportation, and Aircraft & parts manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of majors, by average wage, are Offices of physicians, Nursing Care Facilities, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The number of graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 1.37%, from 162,436 in 2021 to 164,655 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most graduates by share is Air transportation, followed by Services incidental to transportation. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in .
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in is 43.8.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a false.
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in . The most common ages of employees with this major are 52 and 36 years old, which represent 3.15% and 3.07% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Air Transportation are .
The most common degree types held by the working population in are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Air Transportation for each race & ethnicity. false
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Air Transportation.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Senegal that hold degrees (8.89 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Philippines (2,588 degree recipients).