H1B Visa Data for Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation : Top Employers, Top Jobs and Employees Trends

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Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation (NAICS code 481111) has an average growth rate of 0.11% as an H1B industry with 6,276 employees hired as of 2025

Top Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation Employers

Company	Employees	Average Wage
American Airlines, Inc.	2,514	$78,226
Southwest Airlines Co.	280	$108,299
Psa Airlines Inc	168	$129,958
Us Airways, Inc.	150	$61,427
Spirit Airlines	131	$167,252
Jetblue Airways	110	$99,230
Delta Air Lines, Inc.	97	$94,405
Spirit Airlines, Inc.	85	$71,811
Mesa Airlines, Inc.	81	$90,904
Frontier Airlines	75	$125,662

Top Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation Jobs

Job Title	Number of Jobs	Average Wage
Financial Specialists, All Other	5	$46,185
Logistics Engineers	5	$73,362
Accountants	4	$62,915
Transportation Managers	4	$75,983
Graphic Designers	4	$57,913
Engineers, All Other	4	$77,132
Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	4	$60,119
Training And Development Specialists	3	$67,725
Architectural And Engineering Managers	3	$126,720
Industrial Production Managers	3	$86,067

Employees Over Time vs Average Salary Over Time

The Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 122 employees were hired. They peaked in 2022 with 789 employees, and have since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 146 in 2025.

The Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation industry has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where the average salary was $68,501. The industry peaked in 2025 with an average salary of $133,561, and the recent trend shows the average salary on an incline.