Jobs in Aviation Series: AOPA President Mark Baker

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Key Takeaways:

  • The current period presents an excellent opportunity for individuals considering a career switch into the aviation industry.
  • Mark Baker, President of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (AOPA), serves as an example of a successful career switcher, having moved from retail to lead the world's largest general aviation association.
  • Baker highlighted the numerous rewarding job opportunities available in general aviation for talented individuals passionate about flying and looking to make a career change.
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There’s never been a better time for career switchers to land a job in aviation than right now. Nobody knows that better perhaps than Mark Baker, the president of the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. That’s because Baker is a career switcher himself, having left the retail world to pursue his passion as the head of the world’s largest general aviation association.

As part of our ongoing Jobs in Aviation video series, Baker spoke with McDermott & Bull co-founder and CEO Rod McDermott at Oshkosh about the opportunities in general aviation for talented people who are considering turning their passion for flying into a rewarding full-time job.

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