My fiance is a UAV pilot in the Army. His experience and training is from the Army and he is got deployment experience and all that jazz. We will be parting ways with the military in a few years and he seems optimistic that he will land a great position either hired on or do contracting work with private companies that work with the military. Is this true? What kind of salaries can he expect? Over/under 100k? What is the career outlook like? I am asking bc l know l can make over 100k with my education and support us financially but l hate my career and really wanna switch soon to something l actually enjoy doing.
Doggzill- My fiance works with MANY civilian UAV pilots. Also, FYI, he holds a Master is degree. l will be getting my PhD in a few years. We are highly educated, thank you very much.

If he does not have an Engineering or telecommunications degree, he wo not start at $100k. Maybe like $70-85K depending on company, his specific experience and where in the country the job is. How much, if he deploys will also factor in. He should not have too much trouble getting hired if he wishes, certainly

l dont think there are any civilian UAV pilots. Unless he already has a job lined up than this is a stupid idea. Its incredibly hard to get a good civilian job when your only training is in something that nobody needs. He should at least go reserves and get a degree out of it.