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Aviation careers and education

Careers

Imagine yourself as a....

• Pilot
• Mechanic
• Air Traffic Controller
• Flight Attendant
• Aerospace Engineer (1.17 MB)
• Airport Manager

Learn more about careers in aviation by visiting the Aviation and Aeronautics Career Guide.

Read all about the Bureau of Labor Statistics projections for the air transportation industry.

Additional aviation career information:

• Aviation scholarships (353 KB)
• Degree programs in aviation (357 KB)
• Learn to fly (475 KB)

Contests

• Aviation art contest

Educational programs

• Aviation career education (ACE) program
• Aviation student information (423 KB)
• Aviation teacher information (456 KB)
• Wisconsin airspace museums (293 KB)
• Youth aviation programs (388 KB)

Education seminars

• Airport operations and landuse seminar
• Flight instructor refresher course (FIRC)
• Instrument flight rules/visual flight rules seminar (IFR/VFR)
• Aircraft mechanic seminar

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Questions about the content of this page:
Nicole Wiessinger, nicole.wiessinger@dot.wi.gov
Last modified: February 20, 2012