Airlines and aviation jobs: who is hiring and what it pays
Airlines, airports, business aviation and the engineering, maintenance, operations and revenue teams that keep aircraft flying. 777 open jobs at 151 employers, with a median stated pay of $132k. Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
777
open airline and aviation jobs
151
employers hiring
$132k
median stated pay (216 jobs)
November 2026
first month tracked
All airline and aviation lists
Employers with the most open airline and aviation jobs
Federal Aviation Administration, Joby Aviation and Archer Aviation lead the airline and aviation employers on our board. The ten with the most openings post 62% of the 777 open airline and aviation jobs.
| # | Employer | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federal Aviation AdministrationCO · Median pay $131k | 132 open |
| 2 | Joby AviationCA | 106 open |
| 3 | Archer AviationCA | 54 open |
| 4 | United AirlinesIL | 47 open |
| 5 | Signature AviationFL | 35 open |
| 6 | Jetblue AirwaysNY | 26 open |
| 7 | Acron AviationAZ | 25 open |
| 8 | Flightsafety InternationalOK | 24 open |
| 9 | Shield AIDC · Median pay $244k | 17 open |
| 10 | SolairusCA | 17 open |
Highest-paying airline and aviation roles
Among airline and aviation jobs that state yearly pay, Software Developers, Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers and Transportation Planners pay the most at the median, against $132k for the segment as a whole.
| # | Role | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Developers49 open · With pay 14 | $244k |
| 2 | Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers13 open · With pay 12 | $152k |
| 3 | Transportation Planners31 open · With pay 31 | $143k |
| 4 | Air Traffic Controllers39 open · With pay 38 | $133k |
| 5 | Aviation Inspectors23 open · With pay 23 | $124k |
Skills employers ask for
python, project management and excel are the skills most often named in airline and aviation job postings, read from each posting's own text.
Where the airline and aviation jobs are
CA, IL and FL have the most open airline and aviation jobs.
| # | State | Open jobs |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | CaliforniaMedian pay $120k | 203 open |
| 2 | IllinoisMedian pay $144k | 67 open |
| 3 | FloridaMedian pay $146k | 55 open |
| 4 | TexasMedian pay $133k | 45 open |
| 5 | New York | 38 open |
| 6 | Arizona | 30 open |
| 7 | GeorgiaMedian pay $151k | 26 open |
| 8 | District of ColumbiaMedian pay $204k | 24 open |
New airline and aviation jobs this week
25 airline and aviation jobs were posted in the last seven days.
- Senior Specialist, Aircraft Maintenance - Load Standardization Crew
L3HARRIS Technologies · Tucson, AZ
Nov 9
- Senior Analyst - Customer Strategy & Innovation (Chicago or Houston)
United Airlines · Chicago, IL
$82k–$107k · Nov 8
- Airframe Assembly Manufacturing Engineer
Joby Aviation · Marina, CA
Nov 8
- Electrical Engineer, Charging
Joby Aviation · San Carlos, CA
Nov 8
- Modeling & Simulation Flight Dynamics Engineer
Joby Aviation · Santa Cruz, CA
Nov 8
- Vice President, Internal Audit
JetBlue Airways · New York, NY
$251k–$377k · Nov 8
- Sr/Staff Automation Controls Engineer
Joby Aviation · San Carlos, CA
Nov 7
- Flight Test Operations Program Manager
Joby Aviation · Marina, CA
Nov 7
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- US manufacturing30,495
- Defense and aerospace28,716
- Healthcare25,566
- Financial services25,485
- Education12,966
- Non-profits12,761
- Biotech and pharma10,685
- AI8,032
- Construction7,390
- Transportation and logistics4,894
- Space4,802
- Semiconductors3,805
- Automotive and EV3,639
- Retail2,961
- Robotics and automation2,792
- Data centers2,570
- Consumer packaged goods2,445
- Utilities and power2,298
- Clean energy and nuclear2,181
- Real estate1,502
- Telecom1,354
- Tourism and hospitality1,235
- Steel, aluminum and metals966
- Oil and gas933
- Mining and natural resources891
- Restaurants890
- TV and streaming733
- Shipbuilding and maritime471
- Casino and gaming454
- Music414
- Foundation334
- Museum273
- Sports207
- Movies and film46
How these lists are made
- Every job on this page is in the United States, taken from the employer’s own career site or job system and checked to still be open.
- A job is counted in airline and aviation when its employer is on our list of airline and aviation employers, or its title names airline and aviation work. A job can sit in more than one segment.
- Pay figures use only jobs that state a yearly salary range in dollars; the figure is the middle of the range, and the median is across jobs. A pay list is shown only when enough jobs state pay.
- The same employer under different spellings is counted once. A city where one employer posts half the openings is not ranked.
- Lists are rebuilt weekly from our job board and kept by month. Professional and management roles; hourly roles are not on our board.
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