Title: Why Most Drone Pilot Salaries Are so Low (And How to Increase Yours) - Drone U™
Headings: Why Most Drone Pilot Salaries Are so Low (And How to Increase Yours)
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Why Most Drone Pilot Salaries Are so Low (And How to Increase Yours)
CAN'T MAKE MONEY FLYING YOUR DRONE? YOU MAY BE LACKING THE SKILLS NECESSARY TO TURN YOUR PASSION INTO PROFIT.
WHY DO MANY ENTRY-LEVEL DRONE JOBS PAY SO LITTLE?
INCREASING YOUR VALUE WILL INCREASE YOUR SALARY
-Drone maintenance/repair
-Troubleshooting
-Systems repair/replacement
-Relevant Software Skills
-Operating in difficult conditions
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Content: While this might be a great salary for someone straight out of college, looking to build their portfolio and have some fun in the mean time, it may not be enough for someone else. Fortunately, there are solutions to this problem. They will take time, effort and practice, but an understanding of why professional drone pilots don’t have high salaries and how you can increase your value will help you make more money in the long run. WHY DO MANY ENTRY-LEVEL DRONE JOBS PAY SO LITTLE? The reality of the situation, here, is that there are a lot of people who know how to fly drones. They’ve got themselves a consumer-grade UAV, the correct certification and a decent portfolio on hand. They may have even shot some aerial photography for a local real estate business. This person, potentially, could find themselves a job shooting drone footage for a small business. If, of course, that person finds the yearly $30k to be too low of a salary for them to live off of, the company can easily find another person who excited to make their living flying drones. There are massive companies that employ teams of low-paid drone pilots, knowing that it’s easy to replace these individuals if necessary.