Aviation Careers in India

Being one of the most popular and fastest-growing industries in the world, the Aviation Industry offers a plethora of job opportunities with lucrative salary offers and other perks and benefits which aspirants can land in to reach the zenith of their career. Many aviation Colleges in India, both Government as well as private, offer numerous aviation courses like Commercial Pilot training, Aeronautical Engineering, Cabin Crew and Ground Staff training, BBA in Aviation, MBA in Aviation Management, etc. from which aspirants can choose according to their likings.

 

Today I am going to discuss some of the popular job profiles which the aspirants can land in after completing their respective programs to start their aviation careers in India with flying colors.

 

Commercial Pilot: The Commercial Pilot can draw an average salary between 1.5 to 2 lakhs (approx.) per month as a fresher. With experience, it increases around 5-6 lakhs (approx.) per month. A commercial pilot after gathering a work experience of 8-10 years can become a flight Instructor.

Aeronautical Engineers: The average starting salary for this position is around 3-5 lakhs annually which increases with experience.

Ground Staff, Cabin Crew: The starting salaries for these positions is around 4 – 6 lakhs per annum in India.

Air Hostess: They usually earn between INR 20,000 to 35,000(approx.) per month flying with domestic airlines while with International airlines they can earn around INR 80,000.

Airport Manager, Airport Administrator, Airport Staff Manager and Safety Officer: The average starting salaries of these positions are approximately 3-6 lakhs per annum.

Air Traffic Controller, Ground Operations staff, Cargo management Staff, Ticketing Staff: The average salary of these positions are between 2 to 4 lakhs per annum.

These are some of the important career opportunities in India which the aspirants can seek in the Aviation Industry.