Compare Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers & Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity United States

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Salary

View the mid-level salary in both your current job and your selected occupation. (Annual salaries apply to people who work full-time year-round.)

Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $211,800
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity $50,900
Similar skills & knowledge

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

Public Safety and Security
Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

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.

Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Low
Customer and Personal Service Skills & Knowledge Gaps for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
High

Customer and Personal Service
Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

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Typical Level Of Training

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

Bachelor's degree

Typical level Of training for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

High school diploma or equivalent

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Licensing

Many states require licenses for certain jobs. See if your selected occupation requires a license and if so, follow the link to find information for your state.

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

License may be required in some states

Licensing for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

License may be required in some states

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 Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers

2 related certifications

Certification for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

3 related certifications

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