2023 in aviation, wrapped

8,778

engineering, technician and mechanic roles were advertised last year on Aviation Job Search making it one of the most popular categories.

The most popular aviation roles

1.

Aircraft Mechanic (1726)

2.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (1550)

3.

Aircraft Technician (1319)

4.

Captain (923)

5.

B1 Licensed Engineer (683)

6.

First Officer (569)

7.

Flight Attendant (549)

8.

Aeronautical Engineer (540)

9.

Customer Service Agent (363)

10.

Helicopter Pilot (307)

5 roles were for AI engineers

There were other AI roles, too, including AI Specialists and AI Product Managers, plus additional roles in automation.

These were the most popular locations for aviation jobs

1.

United States

2.

United Kingdom

3.

Candada

4.

Australia

5.

Germany

6.

Spain

7.

France

8.

Mexico

9.

Netherlands

10.

United Arab Emirates

£46k

was the the average salary for aviation professionals. This was an increase on last year.

The best paid roles advertised

1.

Chief Executive Officer (£165k)

2.

Chief Operating Officer (£95k)

3.

Data Scientist (£93k)

4.

Airport Operations Manager (£91k)

5.

Capital Accountant (£85k)

6.

Cargo Pilot (£85k)

7.

RAF Engineer Officer (£85k)

8.

Power Generation Technician (£85k)

9.

Spacecraft Controller (£85k)

10.

Spacecraft Technician (£82k)

12%

of new candidates were engineers. Of these, the most popular role was Aircraft Maintenance Engineers with 1296 registering. Competition was hot, so make sure you create and update your Aviation Job Search profile.

Here's the most popular roles in aviation

1.

Flight Attendant

2.

Air & Ground Steward

3.

Customer Service Agent

4.

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer

5.

Aircraft Cleaner

Aviation professionals were less happy

Compared to last year, fewer people said they were happy. But over 60% were optimistic about the future of aviation.

14%

Very unhappy

12%

Unhappy

31%

Neutral

20%

Happy

24%

Very happy

Robot wars?

We asked professionals like you whether they’re making changes to their career path due to automation or AI.

41% Not Yet

38% No, I don't plan to

21% Yes

64% of people said their salary wasn’t keeping up with the cost of living

65%

said they have not had a payrise from their employer

35%

said they have had a payrise from their employer

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