FLYBOYMATTHEW

From the U.S. Dept. of Labor - Bureau of Labor Statistics (Nov '05):

Total job openings due to growth and net replacements, 2004-2014:
Air transportation occupations................58,000
Aircraft pilots and F.E.s.........................46,000
Airline pilots, copilots, and F.E.s..............37,000
Commercial pilots..................................10,000
Total, all occupations......................54,680,000

Employment number: 2004: 2014:
Air transportation occupations.......135,000........157,000
Aircraft pilots and F.E.s................106,000........124,000
Airline pilots, copilots, and F.E.s......84,000..........98,000
Commercial pilots..........................22,000.........26, 000
Total, all occupations.............145,612,000....164,540,000

Percent change 2004-2014:
Air transportation occupations.......16.5
Aircraft pilots and F.E.s................17.2
Airline pilots, copilots, and F.E.s.....17.2
Commercial pilots.........................16.8
Total, all occupations...................13.0

BuckMurdock

Wow, to think we would be where we are now. Does that make since?

Superpilot92

the numbers are there and the reason why we're not seeing it Right now is because of the age 65 change. (121 world)

the retirement numbers once the age 65 rule takes full effect are staggering.

Bri85

yes but how many pilots out there can hold a medical until 65? and who really wants to retired at 65, I sure want to retire before that. I know alot dont have many choices due the circumstances weve had over this decade. .02

flyboymatthew could you post the link

lakehouse

With a Dad whose a ual bus capt, they will go till close to 65 to try and make up for the lost pension and fact they havent moved up seniority wise in almost 10 years. If your young just tough out the nxt 4 years, and things will suddenly start moving fast, just build time, and hold tight, dont get married, and DONT HAVE A KID!

Gchamp3

The more staggering piece of information is the consistent drop in new student pilot certificates. There will be a huge labor gap in 2014 across all industries.

"Crisis 2014"

Ski Patrol

So don't get a life.

Yeah I can't wait for the next "vietnam era" hiring boom.

SkyHigh

Pilots today can be made quickly. When the jobs start to come back so will the student pilots. The multi-crew license will make it so that airlines can train new pilots in as little as 6 months. Besides, demand for pilots does not translate into better wages or working conditions.

Skyhigh

Luv2Rotate

sweet where's the easy button? I mean the fast forward button.

IlliniPilot99

I can't remember where I saw this but an article backed this statement up...also a huge stat was the large decline in multi-ticket licenses. Mainly due to the new high-performance singles (SR22, Cessna 400)

just something interesting