New College Major In 'Drone Studies' Has Graduates Pulling In Up To $200K A Year

[FarCenter]

The fact that the U.S. is training more pilots to fly drones than it is to fly fighters and bombers combined is nothing new, but the stress those drone operators are under is only growing, and the need for civilian contractors to ease their burden is great.

Erik German at The Daily reports some American colleges are responding to that demand and offering what could be America's newest, and possibly best paying, major.

German tracked down a student at Northwestern Michigan College (NMC), Jeb Bailey, who says he's taken every drone related class the school offers, and watched a classmate recently accept a job with an overseas contractor. "He got like $200,000 per year," he says, “and he didn’t even finish his associate’s degree.”



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[rfranklin]

1. They used to talk about our pilots being so separated from the carnage...

but at least they risked getting shot down and captured. These doofuses are just playing video games and risk nothing. It's really scary.

[Bonhomme Richard]

2. Who would have guessed that "Model Airplane Enthusiast" would become...

a high paying college major.

[FarCenter]

4. That plus "Video Game Addict"...

[raouldukelives]

3. Killing poor people for corporations has always been lucrative. nt

[The Northerner]

5. I doubt this course would be available if drone strikes weren't still ongoing. n/t