Aviation and Aerospace Jobs in Florida Seeing a Turnaround

The aviation and aerospace industry has finally taken off again, and jobs in Florida are soaring.

In 2006, according to an article by the State of Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation, Florida's aviation and aerospace industry was made up of 1,819 establishments and employed 84,099 people, an increase of 886 jobs from 2005. However, the industry as a whole has lost 10,484 jobs, an 11.1 percent increase, since 2001.

Florida is notably home to NASA Merrit Island launch sites, including Kennedy Space Center on Cape Canaveral.

The aviation and aerospace industry includes: air transportation, support activities for air transportation, flight training, search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical and nautical system and instrument manufacturing, aerospace products and parts manufacturing, satellite communicators and space research and technology.

In 2005, the average annual wage for a Florida worker in the aviation and aerospace industry was $53,211, higher than the state's overall average salary of $36,804. Only two of the top 15 occupations within the industry require a bachelor's degree, while most require only postsecondary vocational or less training.

The largest occupation in the industry is air transportation, which employed 30,006 people in June 2006. This accounts for 35.7 percent of all aviation and aerospace employment. The second largest occupation in the industry is support activities for air transportation, with 20,700 jobs.

The top 15 occupations in the industry include:

• ticket agents and travel clerks with an average hourly wage of $14.67
• aircraft mechanics and service technicians with an average hourly wage of $22.79
• flight attendants with an undisclosed average hourly wage
• airline pilots, copilots and flight engineers with an average hourly wage of $65.84
• cargo and freight agents with an average hourly wage of $17.18
• laborers and freight, stock and material movers with an average hourly wage of $9.95
• electrical and electronic equipment assemblers with an average hourly wage of $11.89
• aerospace engineers with an average hourly wage of $36.01
• misc. transportation attendants with an average hourly wage of $9.69
• baggage porters and bellhops with an average hourly wage of $8.86
• customer service representatives with an average hourly wage of $13.52
• aircraft structure, surfaces and systems assemblers with an average hourly wage of $22.26
• industrial engineers with an average hourly wage of $30.92
• first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers with an average hourly wage of $21.91
• Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers with and average hourly wage of $15.73

Of the top 15 occupations in the industry, six are expected to lose jobs throughout the next several years. These include: ticket agents and travel clerks, cargo and freight agents, laborers and freight, stock and material movers, electrical and electronic equipment assemblers, first-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers and inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers and weighers.

Aircraft mechanics and service technicians are expected to grow the fastest and gain the most jobs.

So while the aviation and aerospace industry suffered after 2001, Florida jobs in the industry have finally started to see a turn around.

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