4.6 KiB
Market evidence report — helicopter-pilot
Source: 56 real job ads (JSearch API, countries: us 40, gb 16), extracted into the MSSQL evidence store; as of 2026-07-12. This report contains extracted, aggregated facts only — no ad text is reproduced (copyright / platform terms).
Seniority distribution
| Seniority | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|
| mid | 49 | 88 % |
| lead | 3 | 5 % |
| n/a | 2 | 4 % |
| senior | 1 | 2 % |
| junior | 1 | 2 % |
Tools — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bell 407 | 3 | 5 % |
Hard skills — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | helicopter piloting | 27 | 48 % |
| 2 | aircraft operation | 21 | 38 % |
| 3 | flight planning | 17 | 30 % |
| 4 | pre-flight inspection | 10 | 18 % |
| 5 | regulatory compliance | 10 | 18 % |
| 6 | weather assessment | 10 | 18 % |
| 7 | record keeping | 9 | 16 % |
| 8 | aircraft readiness maintenance | 8 | 14 % |
| 9 | regulatory documentation | 8 | 14 % |
| 10 | medical systems knowledge | 6 | 11 % |
| 11 | medical air transportation | 5 | 9 % |
| 12 | flight operations | 4 | 7 % |
| 13 | post-flight inspection | 4 | 7 % |
| 14 | aircraft inspection | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | flight instruction | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | helicopter operation | 3 | 5 % |
| 17 | safety management | 3 | 5 % |
| 18 | weather analysis | 3 | 5 % |
Methods — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|
Responsibilities — full market ranking
| # | Item | Ads | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | aircraft operation | 16 | 29 % |
| 2 | documentation maintenance | 10 | 18 % |
| 3 | community outreach | 9 | 16 % |
| 4 | documentation completion | 9 | 16 % |
| 5 | team collaboration | 9 | 16 % |
| 6 | aircraft maintenance | 8 | 14 % |
| 7 | customer transport | 8 | 14 % |
| 8 | safety assurance | 7 | 12 % |
| 9 | shift change communication | 7 | 12 % |
| 10 | pre-flight verification | 5 | 9 % |
| 11 | compliance with regulations | 4 | 7 % |
| 12 | flight log completion | 4 | 7 % |
| 13 | flight operations | 4 | 7 % |
| 14 | customer service | 3 | 5 % |
| 15 | flight safety maintenance | 3 | 5 % |
| 16 | safe flight delivery | 3 | 5 % |
Regional breakdown
Corpus note: 56 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:
- helicopter piloting — 45 % (18 ads)
- aircraft operation — 40 % (16 ads)
- flight planning — 38 % (15 ads)
- pre-flight inspection — 22 % (9 ads)
- weather assessment — 22 % (9 ads)
- aircraft readiness maintenance — 20 % (8 ads)
- record keeping — 20 % (8 ads)
- regulatory compliance — 20 % (8 ads)
- regulatory documentation — 18 % (7 ads)
- medical systems knowledge — 15 % (6 ads)
Top tools:
- EC135/H135 Aircraft — 5 % (2 ads)
Seniority: mid 92 % · lead 5 % · junior 2 %
UK (gb)
Insufficient evidence — 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Helicopter Pilot | 12 |
| Helicopter Pilot - HAA | 2 |
| Life Flight Chief Helicopter Pilot | 2 |
| Air Medical Helicopter Pilot — Sign-On Bonus | 1 |
| Air Medical IFR Helicopter Pilot $25K Sign-On (Hiring Immediately) | 1 |
| Airplane Pilot/Helicopter Pilot | 1 |
| Blue Hawaiian Helicopter Pilot | 1 |
| Chief Pilot | 1 |
| CORPORATE HELICOPTER PILOT | 1 |
| Emergency Medical Helicopter Pilot - 24/7 Rescue | 1 |
| Full-Time Helicopter Pilot with Sign-On Bonus | 1 |
| Full-Time Helicopter Tour Pilot (R44) – Philadelphia | 1 |
| Global Helicopter Pilot: High-Skill Roles & Benefits | 1 |
| Helicopter Air Ambulance Pilot - IFR/PIC - EC135 - HBT | 1 |
| Helicopter Aircraft Captain — Lead Pilot & Safety Leader | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot - 2026 | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot - HAA - Located in Pampa, TX | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot - Pool Program | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot (m/w/d) - 2,000 Flight Hours Required | 1 |
| HELICOPTER PILOT (Title 32) Jobs | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot Aero Med | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot -HAA - Located in Porterville, CA | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot I | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot IFR | 1 |
| Helicopter Pilot Jobs | 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.