New Jobs and Schools in Aviation and Aerospace

Number One: Aerospace Manufacturing and Distribution

• A major job category for new aerospace positions falls under the heading of Transportation and Warehousing at the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
• As of April 1, 2014 America had over 502,000 people working in aerospace production at an average wage of $34.65 per hour. Between 2012 - 2022, the increase in total available jobs in Transportation and Warehousing is to reach 3,273,000 openings.
• By early 2016, Ohio alone supported over 1,200 aerospace companies and over 1,800 manufacturing companies.
• The Ohio Space Corridor from Cincinnati through Wright Patterson AFB and on to Columbus is progressing quickly in aviation and aerospace manufacturing and related industries.

Other High Demand Jobs

1. Aerospace Engineers: We will see an increase from 83,000 employed in 2012 to 89,100 in 2022, the addition of 6,100 slots, and a new 2,540 openings, including replacements, annually.
2. Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians: 3,560 annual vacancies.
3. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers: 1,920 annual vacancies.
4. Engineering Technicians, not including Drafters: 1,460 jobs yearly.
5. Assemblers of Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems: 910 annual vacancies.
6. Airfield Operations Specialists: 350 jobs open every year.
7. Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians: At least 210 jobs added yearly.
8. Air Traffic Controllers: 140 jobs annually. This probably does not consider needs at our North American Spaceports, which number over a dozen, with SpaceX constructing the first private space launch facility in Texas beginning 2017.
9. Astronomers: 90 or more jobs added annually, including professors.
10. Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors: 190 jobs will open every year.

The Earth's populations rose in numbers during the 2010s to such a point at which hundreds of people volunteered to colonize Mars in a mission from which they could not return.

After analysis and cuts, a final dozen individuals were placed before the public in a game show format during their astronaut training. The public would choose the final crew to Mars.

The project is that of a Dutch company called Mars One, whose leadership planned to place a lander full of supplies on the planet in October 2016 and a new Mars rover in 2018.

Carefully chosen crews of two males and two females each of pioneers were planned for travel to Mars in missions occurring every two years. The latest plans include a manned flight launched in 2022 with a landing seven months later in 2023 (Reference: Ben Brumfield and Elizabeth Landau. CNN. August 9, 2013). The next flight would be in 2024 - 2026.

At the same time, a billionaire planned to send a married couple to Mars in 2018, several years ahead of America's NASA plans for colonization in the early 2030s, envisioned by the past TV series Mars.

Aerospace and aviation jobs will need the services and products of the following larger employment sectors, at average wages from top to bottom of the list (highest to lowest) of $65.47/hour to $15.08/hour:

1. Management
2. Legal Occupations
3. Life, Physical, and Social Sciences - Bioengineering will become more important.
4. Computer and Mathematics Specialties
5. Architecture and Engineering
6. Sales and Related Jobs
7. Healthcare Practitioners and Technicians
8. Business and Financial Operations
9. Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations - For example, artists are needed to design mission logos and several other items.
10. Education and Training - This includes public and private institutions and aerospace companies, many of which are in the NASA Commercial Crew.
11. Installation, Maintenance, and Repair
12. Transportation and Material Moving
13. Protective Services
14. Construction and Extraction
15. Office and Administrative Support
16. Food Prep and Service
17. Building and Grounds Maintenance

Working in outer space is a life-or-death occupation.

Potential workers need to know themselves well, have good analytical skills and the ability to make decisions, have effective communications skills, be time conscious, be effective and even innovative during a crisis, and be flexible in attitude. They should also be a little daring and want to have fun at new adventures.

While many of the discoveries and experiments of the US Shuttle Program have increased the quality of life on Earth (see NASA Spinoffs), the quality of life in space is more difficult to improve.

The year long aerospace experiment involving the Kelly twin astronauts will begin to show us whether the human body can survive in low gravity without massive deterioration of many bodily systems over a prolonged period.

The International Space University (ISU) is a nonprofit institution of higher learning for the development of outer space for peaceful purposes. Coursework includes: a Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS) and the Executive MBA.

Founded in 1987, The International Space University (ISU) is a nonprofit institution of higher learning for the development of outer space for peaceful purposes. Coursework includes:

• Master of Science in Space Studies (MSS)
• Executive MBA
• Space Studies Program (SSP) annual seminars - Extended to two months in Montreal during Summer 2014.

Located in France, this institution has North American offices at:

ISU North American Office
PO Box 7470
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: (202) 997-4910

Also see Space Scholarships for many more opportunities in aviation and aerospace, including asteroid mining and drone piloting.

Because of the public-private partnerships of the NASA Commercial Crew, the US Space Program is strong and ahead of schedule. In fact, NASA issued an edict in May 2012 for other explorers in America and from international space agencies to leave the US space agency's offloaded materials and equipment alone when they reach the moon.

Also see United Nations Outer Space Affairs Job and Internships for slots needing qualified, energetic professionals in a wide range of fields related to air and space.