Aviation Jobs Outlook Brighter

With the aviation industry increasingly embodying both manufacturing and innovation, there are going to be more aviation jobs created in the U.S. in the coming years. Pasadena, Calif.-based job board, EmploymentCrossing, reveals that there are 3,314 active aviation jobs that require to be filled in the U.S.

 

“The job outlook for the U.S. aviation industry is looking brighter for the coming five years, which predictably shows that aviation jobs will be on a rise in the future,” says Harrison Barnes, CEO of EmploymentCrossing. His statement is supported by the news of major companies coping with complexity to create more aviation jobs in the country. For instance, General Electric Aviation is planning to invest $580 million to expand its aviation business and add three new plants in Mississippi, Alabama, and Ohio. It is anticipated that the company will add 242 aviation jobs in North Carolina in a five year span. Additionally, Davis Aircraft Products is planning to create 100 more aviation jobs in Georgetown County in South Carolina by 2014.

 

Presently, the aviation industry supports 10 million aviation jobs and adds $1.3 trillion to the U.S. economy and has become a key driver of growth.