5 of the Most Popular Types of Junior First Officer Jobs in 2026

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Top Types Of Junior First Officer Jobs

• Junior First Officer Pilot

  Salary range: $36,000 - $57,500

  Junior First Officer Pilot is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Junior First Officer Pilot jobs pay between $36,000 (25th percentile) and $57,500 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Junior First Officer Pilot job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• No Experience Pilot

  Salary range: $100,000 - $155,000

  No Experience Pilot is a typical job search query Most salaries for No Experience Pilot jobs pay between $100,000 (25th percentile) and $155,000 (75th percentile) annually. There are plenty of open positions nationwide for No Experience Pilot job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter.

• Airline Pilot First Officer

  Salary range: $71,000 - $102,000

  Airline Pilot First Officer is a more unusual job search query but still may give you interesting job results. Most salaries for Airline Pilot First Officer jobs pay between $71,000 (25th percentile) and $102,000 (75th percentile) annually. Currently, there are not many open positions nationwide for Airline Pilot First Officer job searches hiring now on ZipRecruiter. You can take a look at what is available and find similar job searches in this list.

• First Officer Pilot

  Salary range: $40,000 - $85,500

  On commercial flights, the first officer pilot is the second pilot on the plane. Your responsibilities in this career are to assist the captain to fly the plane. As the co-pilot, if the captain is incapacitated, you take command of the plane. On many flights, the first officer and the captain share the duties of piloting the plane, taking turns while the other one monitors controls and provides backup as needed. In commercial airline command structure, there is also a designation for the senior first officer, which is typically someone who qualifies as a captain, but the airline does not have enough flights to make that person a captain.

• Pilot

  Salary range: $100,000 - $155,000

  Pilots operate aircraft, flying people and cargo all over the world. Their job duties vary, depending on their industry. They conduct pre-flight checks to ensure the plane is in good order, coordinate with air traffic control, and assess and adjust flight paths as needed. Commercial plots update passengers on commercial flights or transport products on cargo flights. Some may even perform specialized duties, such as crop dusting in the farming industry.