Aviation Jobs Are Taking Off In Chicago For Those Thirty and Under
For job seekers in their 20s who are interested in technology and traveling, they may want to pay more attention to air travel opportunities and the top 10 highest paying jobs in Chicago. While health jobs continue to dominate the top countdown list of best paying jobs, the oddballs of the rundown are chief executives and air traffic controllers, according to USAWage.
It may seem obvious that the chief executive officer (CEO), president or founder of a company would make a pretty good penny, but air traffic controller positions could be slipping under the radar.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)'s site confirms that the organization will be hiring over 10,000 air traffic control specialists until 2022. Holidays are the busiest days for controllers, but these professionals guide over 87,000 flights daily.
The FAA requires its controllers to start at the FAA Academy before the age of 31, pass the required medical and security requirements, hold a bachelor's degree or three years of progressive work experience, and pass the FAA air traffic pre-employment test.
For job seekers who are interested in the aviation industry but not quite sure where exactly they want to work, FAA also offers a variety of entry-level careers, training and development programs, and internships for college graduates and current students.
Minority groups — including Asian Americans, Hispanic serving institutions, and students attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities — may apply for the Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) paid internship program. MSI will help them learn more about air traffic control, aviation management, business administration, computer science, economics, engineering and information technology.
In order to make the weekly stipend for the 10- to 15-week internships, students must maintain a 3.0 GPA. Per Public Law 105-61 and Executive Order 11935, only American citizens are eligible for these jobs and internships.
For job seekers who are interested in technical careers but maybe not ones involved in air travel, U.S. News has a few suggestions in the top 10 nationwide jobs from their top 100 list: software developer, computer systems analyst and web developer. The latter positions may not have the same regional requirement.
Shamontiel L. Vaughn is a professional journalist who has work featured in AXS, Yahoo!, Chicago Defender and Chicago Tribune. She's been an Examiner since 2009 and currently writes about 10 categories on Examiner.com.
