Compare Commercial Pilots & Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers District Of Columbia

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Salary

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Similar skills & knowledge

These skills are commonly used in both your current job and your selected occupation.

Mathematics
Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.

Complex Problem Solving
Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Transportation
Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Reading Comprehension
Reading work-related information.

Active Learning
Figuring out how to use new ideas or things.

Critical Thinking
Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Speaking
Talking to others.

Coordination
Changing what is done based on other people's actions.

Writing
Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Physics
Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.

Administration and Management
Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

Geography
Knowledge of principles and methods for describing the features of land, sea, and air masses, including their physical characteristics, locations, interrelationships, and distribution of plant, animal, and human life.

Computers and Electronics
Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming.

Systems Analysis
Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Social Perceptiveness
Understanding people's reactions.

Monitoring
Keeping track of how well people and/or groups are doing in order to make improvements.

English Language
Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

Operation and Control
Using equipment or systems.

Active Listening
Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Instructing
Teaching people how to do something.


skills & knowledge Gaps

These are areas where you might have skill gaps. People working in your selected job generally need higher levels in these skill and knowledge areas than people working in your current job.

Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Commercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots
Low
Psychology Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Medium

Psychology
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.

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Typical Level Of Training

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Typical level Of training for Commercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots

Postsecondary certificate

Typical level Of training for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

Licensing

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Licensing for Commercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots

No license found in District of Columbia

Licensing for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

No license found in District of Columbia


Certification

Certifications help you get ahead or qualify for different jobs. You usually have to pass a test to earn one, and then you can show employers that you have the skills and knowledge needed to do well on the job.

Certification for Commercial Pilots
Commercial Pilots

31 related certifications

Certification for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

2 related certifications

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