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Market evidence report — flight-instructor
Source: 40 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 40), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-11. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 24 | 60 % |
| n/a | 14 | 35 % |
| lead | 2 | 5 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Microsoft Excel | 5 | 12 % |
| 2 | Microsoft Outlook | 5 | 12 % |
| 3 | Microsoft Word | 5 | 12 % |
| 4 | Microsoft PowerPoint | 3 | 8 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flight instruction | 29 | 72 % |
| 2 | curriculum development | 7 | 18 % |
| 3 | regulatory compliance | 6 | 15 % |
| 4 | faa regulations compliance | 4 | 10 % |
| 5 | data analysis | 3 | 8 % |
| 6 | ground instruction | 3 | 8 % |
| 7 | performance evaluation | 3 | 8 % |
| 8 | student assessment | 3 | 8 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stage checks | 4 | 10 % |
| 2 | faa part 141 training | 3 | 8 % |
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flight instruction delivery | 5 | 12 % |
| 2 | aircraft operation | 4 | 10 % |
| 3 | flight instruction | 3 | 8 % |
| 4 | training record maintenance | 3 | 8 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 40 relevant ads in total — below the 100-ad target for a fully reliable ranking. Percentages above should be read as indicative.
US (us)
40 ads.
Top hard skills:
- flight instruction — 72 % (29 ads)
- curriculum development — 18 % (7 ads)
- regulatory compliance — 15 % (6 ads)
- faa regulations compliance — 10 % (4 ads)
- data analysis — 8 % (3 ads)
- ground instruction — 8 % (3 ads)
- performance evaluation — 8 % (3 ads)
- student assessment — 8 % (3 ads)
- aviation regulations compliance — 5 % (2 ads)
- aviation safety — 5 % (2 ads)
Top tools:
- Microsoft Excel — 12 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Outlook — 12 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft Word — 12 % (5 ads)
- Microsoft PowerPoint — 8 % (3 ads)
- flight software — 5 % (2 ads)
- Microsoft Teams — 5 % (2 ads)
Seniority: mid 60 % · n/a 35 % · lead 5 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
EU/DACH (de, at, ch, nl)
Insufficient evidence — 0 ads (minimum for a regional ranking: 30). No ranking is reported for this region.
Job title variants in the market
| Title | Ads |
|---|---|
| Flight Instructor | 7 |
| ASSISTANT CHIEF FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR | 3 |
| Chief Flight Instructor | 3 |
| Pilot Training & Qualification Specialist | 3 |
| AIRPLANE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR | 2 |
| SUPERVISORY AIRPLANE FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR | 2 |
| Adjunct, Certified Flight Instructor | 1 |
| Aviator CFI: Flexible Flight Instruction | 1 |
| Certified Flight Instructor | 1 |
| Certified Flight Instructor - CFI | 1 |
| Certified Flight Instructor - CFI/CFII - Ownership/Management Options Available | 1 |
| Certified Flight Instructor (CFI / CFII) | 1 |
| Certified Flight Instructor (CFI) | 1 |
| CFI/CFII Flight Instructor - Growth Focused Role | 1 |
| FAA Career CFI Flight Instructor | 1 |
| FAA-Certified Multi-Engine Flight Instructor | 1 |
| Flight Instructor- Cirrus Vision Jet (SF50) | 1 |
| Flight Simulator Instructor: Elite Ground & Flight Training | 1 |
| Flight Training Instructor (SFI) | 1 |
| HELICOPTER FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR/EVALUATOR | 1 |
| KC-135 Pilot Instructor | 1 |
| Light Twin Instructor Pilot | 1 |
| Praetor 600 Instructor Pilot | 1 |
| Temporary Flight Instructor CFII (Eastman Campus) | 1 |
| Twin Cessna Flight Instructor (Contract Position) | 1 |
Methodology: entities extracted per ad ({hard_skills, tools, methods, responsibilities, seniority}), normalized, counted as DISTINCT ads per entity; report threshold ≥ 3 ads. Headline sections in skills.md/tools.md use the stricter ≥ 20 % threshold.