Commercial Pilots Career

Vocational Programs for Commercial Pilots Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
53K	-	$138,010

The role of Commercial Pilots is to pilot and navigate the flight of fixed-wing aircraft on nonscheduled air carrier routes, or helicopters The average annual wage of the occupations is $138,010. 2 vocational programs could be taken for the Commercial Pilots career. Based on BLS data, a total of 52,750 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Commercial Pilots is $81,500. The average length of the programs is 986 hours and the average completion time is 14.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Commercial Pilots Career

The following 2 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Commercial Pilots.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Commercial Pilots
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	55	$81,500	$2,500	986 Hours	14.00 Months
Flight Instructor	7	-	-	-	-

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Commercial Pilots

Program Name

Number of Schools

Tuition & Fees

Books & Supplies

Program Lengths

Avg. Completion Time

Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew

$81,500

$2,500

986 Hours

14.00 Months

Flight Instructor

Schools offering voational programs for Commercial Pilots

The following 57 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Commercial Pilots. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.