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- The Bureau of Labor Statistics provides data on wages and employment in the air transportation industry.
- Airports and airlines employ a wide variety of workers, and salaries range from around the median wage to very high paying.
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Airports and airlines employ a wide variety of workers, and salaries range from around the median wage to very high-paying.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Occupational Employment Statistics program offers data on employment and wages across different occupations and industries.
According to that report, there were about a half-million Americans employed in the air transportation industry in May 2018, the most recent year for which data is available.
Airline jobs tend to be fairly high-paying. The median annual wage for an employee in the air transportation industry was $60,550, well above the overall median wage of $38,640.
Here are all the occupations for which at least 5% of air transportation industry establishments reported having employees, ranked from lowest to highest wage, along with their median annual pay and the number of people in that job:
23. Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers earn a median of $36,880 a year, and 40,500 are employed in the air transportation industry.
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22. Secretaries and administrative assistants earn a median of $39,660 a year, and 1,810 are employed in the air transportation industry.
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21. Office clerks earn a median of $41,110 a year, and 2,170 are employed in the air transportation industry.
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