{"id":50,"date":"2023-03-24T20:46:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T20:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/drone-piloting-skills-take-careers-to-new-heights\/"},"modified":"2023-05-09T19:00:51","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T19:00:51","slug":"drone-piloting-skills-take-careers-to-new-heights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/drone-piloting-skills-take-careers-to-new-heights\/","title":{"rendered":"Drone Piloting Skills, Take Careers to New Heights"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">LMC offers fun, free way to brighten your future<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">For drone program students at Los Medanos College, the sky is the limit for how the skill will bring their dream jobs into reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cIt\u2019s the wave of the future,\u201d said Joseph Dusek, a graphic communications and design major, who plans to start his own business as a drone pilot for hire for a multitude of purposes. \u201cThere are so many job opportunities opening up with this sort of technology.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The drone program at Los Medanos College is a non-credit, tuition free course that prepares students to pass the FAA Part 107 Remote Pilot licensure exam.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cWe encourage students from all backgrounds, skill levels, and motivation to sign up,\u201d said Jeffrey Miller, drone program lead. \u201cWe provide the equipment and guide students on best practices to become licensed pilots. Students also take home skills like video capture and editing that could help them build a portfolio and gain employment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">The program introduces students to job opportunities available to licensed remote pilots. Students practice with drones equipped with advanced technology like GPS, 4K cameras, and autopilot features, which are standard in most industries that are adopting the use of drones.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cThe commercial remote pilot industry is growing, and licensed remote pilots are in high demand,\u201d he said. The Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International estimates demand for unmanned aircraft will create more 100,000 new jobs by the year 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Drone pilots start at about $20 an hour.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Miller added that drones already are in use in a diverse array of industries including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Agriculture and mining<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Construction and engineering for mapping and surveying inspections<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Commercial delivery of medical supplies, food and packages and<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Public safety, such as law enforcement, search and rescue, and emergency services for disaster response<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Kasey Gunderson a fire technology major, in the course, said he believes drones will become a prevalent tool across multiple industries, including his own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cIt\u2019s where the world is moving,\u201d he said. \u201cI plan to work for Cal Fire (California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection). I could see using drones for surveying woods for wildfires instead of using fuel for helicopters.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Brianna Luna, a communication studies major, envisions the newfound skill enhancing her career as a real estate agent.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">\u201cI want to photograph the houses I\u2019m selling,\u201d she said. \u201cAnd with social media, it\u2019s more important to show things in a way that stands out, that\u2019s more eye catching with images and video from a more exciting prospective.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans';\">Visit <span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\"><a href=\"https:\/\/direc.to\/ji2G\">www.losmedanos.edu\/admissionsandaid<\/a><\/span> to enroll. For more information, contact Jeffrey Miller at <a href=\"mailto:jemiller@losmedanos.edu\"><span style=\"font-family: 'Open Sans Bold';\">jemiller@losmedanos.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LMC offers fun, free way to brighten your future For drone program students at Los Medanos College, the sky is the limit for how the skill will bring their dream jobs into reality. \u201cIt\u2019s the wave of the future,\u201d said Joseph Dusek, a graphic communications and design major, who plans to start his own business&#8230; <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/losmedanos.mycareerfocus.org\/spring-2023-volume-15-issue-1\/drone-piloting-skills-take-careers-to-new-heights\/\">read 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