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Deadline Approaching for NATA Salary Survey
By: Kerry Lynch
Caption: The association opted to revive the survey this year after it was not able to get enough responses last year to make it statistically meaningful.
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The National Air Transportation Association (NATA) is collecting data through May 15 for its 2019 Compensation Survey. It decided to revive the survey this year after opting to forgo the 2018 survey when it did not receive enough responses from FBOs to make it statistically accurate but said it has taken steps to obtain meaningful results for this year’s survey.

To encourage participation, NATA explained that the survey can help make aviation businesses more competitive by having access to benchmarks for aviation business salaries, compensation, and benefits. “Completed survey results will help you stay competitive in your region, assess your current benefit and salary offerings, [and] take an in-depth look at your operation from every position,” it said.

NATA retained Aviation Management Consulting Group to manage the survey data, which will be presented in aggregate. Individual responses will be kept confidential, it said.

The survey breaks down categories by region, metropolitan population, annual sales, payroll, fuel volume, and employee number. It tracks both part-time and full-time compensation for a number of positions involving mechanics, technicians, line personnel, dispatchers, customer service representatives, flight instructors, and administrative staff, among many others. For more information, email NATA's Jake Legere.