If you have ever been wondering why you should work in the aviation industry, then you have to check these facts.
The aviation industry is experiencing rapid growth globally, pushed by the growing tourism industry. More and more people are able to allow flights for business or holiday linked travel. There are 120000 flights on daily basis, and 12 million passengers brought to the favored destination. According to Boeing, commercial airlines experienced annual average passenger growth of 6.2% between 2012 and 2017. The aviation industry has 10 000 000 employees, and about 65.6 million jobs worldwide depend on the aviation industry. Almost 3.6% of global economy lean on it.
If these numbers didn’t impress you, then let us bring you some of the latest stats published by The International Transport Association (IATA).[i]
- More than 73% of respondents expect the major areas of job growth to be in ground operations, customer service, and cabin crew.
- About 48% of respondents reported that finding new talent is a challenge, both because of the lack of availability of candidates with the right skill levels and qualifications as well as, in some cases, salary demands of new applicants.
- In addition to the salary and benefits package of each employee, the HR professionals identified career progression opportunities (49%) and development and training (33%) as high priorities in job satisfaction and retention.
- Approximately 75% of respondents expected an increase in customer service, ground operations and cabin crew jobs over the next two years.
- That is higher than the 65% of respondents that expect growth in security jobs and 63% that expect growth in regulatory positions.
As you can see the aviation industry is expecting sustainable growth. In the upcoming years, ti will be a very promising industry for applicants having demanded skills and qualifications, searching for a job with a high level of job security. The aviation industry must maintain the ability to answer the growing demand.
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[1] Data from the official IATA website
