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Drone pilots wanted: Starting salary $100,000

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Right now, drones aren't cleared for commercial use. But that won't be the case next year: The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to OK some drones to make commercial flights.
 
Which means companies will need to hire people who know how to fly them - a lot of people, up to 100,000 in the first decade of unmanned flights, according to CNNMoney.
 
Bigger companies, such as Facebook and Amazon as well as drone manufacturers like Lockheed Martin and Boeing, are hiring pilots and engineers at salaries starting around $100,000, the report states. Universities are adding drone research and training programs to meet the expected worker demand.

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