Air transport supports 26 million jobs and $2.5 trillion in GDP in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). That is 4.3% of all employment and 4.7% of all GDP in OECD countries in 2018.
OECD countries
In 2016, the air transport industry generated an estimated 5.7 million direct jobs in the OECD in the following areas:
- Airline workers: 1.2 million (21% of the total)
- Airport operators: 212,000 (4%)
- Other on-airport roles: 3.3 million (56%)
- Civil aerospace jobs: 1 million (18%)
- Air navigation service providers: 105,000 (2%)
Moreover, the aviation sector's spending with suppliers is estimated to have supported a further 6.2 million jobs and a $645 billion gross value-added contribution to GDP.