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Overview
Airline transport pilots fly large aircraft for passenger, mail or freight transport on short and long routes, with overall responsibility for safe and efficient aircraft operation.
In job descriptions, look for flight planning, weather analysis, air traffic control communication, aircraft inspection, cargo balance, passenger safety and regulated operating procedures.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Airline transport pilots work in flight decks where route planning, weather, air traffic control instructions and aircraft checks all affect each flight. The role carries direct responsibility for passengers, crew, cargo and safe operation.
Skills and specializations
Important strengths include interpreting weather forecasts, creating flight plans, inspecting aircraft, balancing cargo, following airport safety procedures and making operating decisions when navigation circumstances change.
Salary context
Salary context depends on aircraft type, route length, command responsibility, seniority, schedule pattern, passenger or freight operation and whether the post includes staff instruction or operational decision authority.
Career paths
Career development can move from line flying toward captain responsibility, training roles, route or fleet specialization, safety work, operational management or roles focused on procedures and crew performance.
Good to know
Read vacancies for aircraft category, route pattern, flight planning duties, air traffic control communication, inspection routines and passenger or cargo responsibility. These details show the practical scope.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Passenger air transport
This is one example. Other occupations in this activity include co-pilot, helicopter pilot and private pilot.
Explore this activityFreight air transport
This occupation may also occur in this activity. Other occupations there include helicopter pilot, aircraft pilot and commercial pilot.
Explore this activityThese examples offer an overview but do not show every economic activity where the occupation may occur.
About this information
The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Commercial Pilots
53-2012.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETAirline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
53-2011.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETSource and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
51.1Passenger air transport51.21Freight air transport
Alternative labels
Occupation group
commercial pilot (3153.2.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/522c55ca-ee4a-407d-9fc6-f810c5266523 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3153.2.2.1 |
| ISCO group | 3153 |
| Concept type | Occupation |