Aviation View - Oct 2023

12 AVIATION VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 industries and job titles outside of aviation. The skill sets of pilots, on the other hand, are more fine-tuned for a highly specific job function. The good news is that training a workforce to attain the highly coveted skills that AMTs possess requires less of a financial burden compared to the pathway to becoming a pilot. With a hard work ethic and a relatively reasonable investment, a young person or an individual looking to change careers can claim the rewards of their labor earlier on, though nothing seems to be a quick fix regarding the ongoing labor shortages. At least there is assurance that the industry has the ability to be creative with solutions on tackling the problem. Source- https://aviationweek.com/ Matthew Orloff, October 19, 2022 offered an interesting perspective on how to attract talent without taking on the challenge of completely changing this common societal view: “I don’t recommend mandating to someone that they need to choose between college and a trade. It really is about figuring out what’s best for the individual,” he says. “There is value in providing the right fit versus choosing one over the other.” Tom Van Kleef, co-owner of FAA-certified repair station Casper Air Service, brought up another interesting perspective as an employer of AMTs: Employability of AMTs extends far beyond the aviation industry. He mentioned that at his home base of Casper, Wyoming, he competes with Caterpillar Inc., a large construction equipment manufacturer and Fortune 500 company, for hiring AMTs. Simply put, the skills AMTs possess are highly valuable across a multitude of