Drone Jobs

Courtesy of DroneUp The new DroneUp training, testing and research center is supporting rapid growth for the company and a career path for drone pilots.  A DRONELIFE Exclusive interview, from the floor of Commercial UAV Expo. by Paul Rossi, DRONELIFE Contributor and Chief Operations Officer and Chief Pilot at Nine …

The Warren County Community College drone program is breaking new ground in many ways.  When it comes to employer demand for graduates, says WCCC President Will Austin, “I’ve never seen anything like it.” Austin is not only the President of the College, he’s also the UAS Program Director, having gone …

The University of Southern California Spatial Sciences Institute offers flexible, online degree and certificate programs that provide the education -and the respected credentials – required to succeed in using drones for GIS mapping.  Read on to learn more about how the University of Southern California is helping to shape the …

North Carolina AUVSI‘s Educational Series in Unmanned Systems continues next week with a free online event focused on jobs in the drone industry, to be held June 17 at 2 pm EST. The event boasts an amazing panel for the Educational Series in Unmanned Systems episode 2, Preparing the Future …

One of the most common questions we get at DRONELIFE is from new pilots.  Wherever they are, or whatever their specialty, we’ve been asked the same question hundreds, if not thousands, of times: “How do I get a job in the industry?” The answer isn’t as simple as getting a …

Guest Post: This article published with permission from our partners at DroneII, Drone Industry Insights. With the industry maturing, the drone job market within it is becoming increasingly complex and more difficult to navigate – companies are competing not only to develop the latest UAV technology, but also to grab …

Women in the drone industry do a great job of supporting each other – but their numbers are still discouragingly small.  Women represent fewer than 5% of licensed drone pilots in the US, and fewer than 3% globally.  It’s a tiny fraction of such a rapidly growing industry – and …

Image: Embry Riddle A visitor submit by Embry Riddle Aeronautical University.  The unmanned plane methods (UAS) market has seen robust development in recent times as new purposes proceed to be found. Industries reminiscent of agriculture, building and actual property have broadened their use of drone know-how in what’s predicted to …

Manufacturing large DJI has partnered with the Unmanned Safety Institute (USI), to assist practice the following era of drone pilots and broaden profession alternatives in business drones. The two organizations have announce a partnership to “promote Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) learning in STEAM fields (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) …