Drone pilot jobs.
Flying roles, in one feed.
Every open role we track with a pilot seat attached — survey, inspection, agriculture, film and delivery. No engineering or back-office listings padding the count.
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Drone Pilots Team Leader
Blade Data Capture Specialist (Wind Turbine - Drone Pilot - External Inspection)
Drone Piloting Teaching Opportunities
Drone Piloting Teaching Opportunities
Drone Piloting Teaching Opportunities
Drone Piloting Teaching Opportunities
Drone Pilot
UAS Drone Pilot III
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Security Drone Pilot and Editor - FAA License Required
Security Drone Pilot and Editor - FAA License Required
Security Drone Pilot and Editor - FAA License Required
Drone pilot & Operations Engineer
Copy of Freelance Real Estate Videographer / Drone pilot (Brisbane South)
Survey Drone Pilot
Survey Drone Pilot
Survey Drone Pilot
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Survey Drone Pilot
Drone Pilots Template
Drone Pilot - Clearance Required
Flight Operations Drone Pilot
FPV and Autonomous Drone Pilot
Where drone pilots are actually hired
Four sectors account for most of the commercial flying work, and each asks for a slightly different profile.
Survey & mapping
Photogrammetry and LiDAR work for construction, mining and civil engineering. Usually the largest share of listings, and the one that most often asks for a survey background alongside the licence.
Inspection
Wind turbines, powerlines, flare stacks and roofs. Expect confined-space or working-at-height certifications on top of the flight qualification.
Agriculture
Crop spraying and multispectral scouting. Strongly seasonal, and in several markets it carries its own spraying endorsement.
Film & broadcast
Aerial cinematography, often freelance and day-rated. Camera operation experience tends to matter as much as the flight hours.
Drone pilot jobs, answered
- What licence do drone pilot jobs ask for?
- It depends on where the work is. US listings almost always ask for an FAA Part 107 certificate; European ones for an EASA A2 or STS licence; UK and Canadian roles for a GVC or RPAS Advanced certificate. Employers hiring across regions usually name the one that covers their main market and treat the rest as a plus.
- Do employers expect logged flight hours?
- Commercial roles typically ask for somewhere between 50 and 200 logged hours, and inspection or spraying work sits at the higher end. Entry-level and assistant-operator listings that accept a fresh licence do appear — filtering by level to Junior or Intern is the fastest way to find them.
- Are these roles full-time or freelance?
- Both. Survey and inspection work skews toward permanent positions, while film and event work is mostly day-rated freelance. Use the job type filter to narrow it down.
- How often is this page updated?
- Continuously. New postings are ingested throughout the day and closed roles drop off automatically, so the list you see is the list that is open.
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