How to hire a charter

How to hire a charter, step by step

Here's a step-by-step charter hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a charter job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new charter
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The charter hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect charter also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   This list presents charter salaries for various positions.

   Type of Charter	Description	Hourly rate
   Charter		$10-24
   Office Receptionist	An office receptionist, or administrative assistant, performs various administrative tasks for an organization. These tasks may include answering phone calls, providing the public and customers with information, and warmly welcoming, greeting, and directing visitors or guests accordingly... Show more	$12-19
   Office Aide	Also called an office assistant, an office aide is someone whose responsibility focuses on secretarial and administrative tasks in health practices, schools, businesses, or any other institution. Office aides help with logistical and clerical needs like copying files, curating schedules, and answering phones... Show more	$10-17

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Strong Customer Service
   • Mathematics
   • School Programming
   • RAN
   • Social Studies
   • Classroom Management
   • Ground Transportation
   • ELL
   • TV
   • FAA
   • Community Services
   • Professional Development
   • International Flights
   • Customer Accounts

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   Responsibilities:

   • Train staff members on managing contacts, scheduling programs, and running analytic reports with the Salesforce program.
   • Gain in depth knowledge in all aspects of the private charter industry: FAA regulations, USCustoms, TSA, etc.
   • Install additional outlets, run drops.
   • Help serve customers by giving them internet and cable TV
   • Rewire houses, run new lines, educate customers how the products and services work.
   • Maintain the aircraft & crew schedules in compliance with FAA regulations including maintenance and training.

   More charter duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in the charter job description is a good way to get more applicants. A charter salary can be affected by several factors, such as the location of the job, the level of experience, education, certifications, and the employer's prestige.

   For example, the average salary for a charter in Nevada may be lower than in New York, and an entry-level engineer typically earns less than a senior-level charter. Additionally, a charter with lots of experience in the field may command a higher salary as a result.

   Average charter salary

   $16.05hourly

   $33,383 yearly

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   Entry-level charter salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 20, 2025

   Average charter salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New York	$43,013	$21
   2	Michigan	$42,687	$21
   3	New Hampshire	$38,673	$19
   4	Wisconsin	$38,583	$19
   5	Illinois	$37,610	$18
   6	Missouri	$37,427	$18
   7	Maryland	$36,847	$18
   8	Virginia	$35,650	$17
   9	North Carolina	$33,601	$16
   10	Florida	$33,035	$16
   11	Georgia	$31,834	$15
   12	New Jersey	$31,760	$15
   13	Mississippi	$31,699	$15
   14	Pennsylvania	$30,694	$15
   15	Louisiana	$28,629	$14
   16	Nevada	$28,010	$13
   17	Texas	$27,797	$13
   18	California	$27,158	$13
   19	Arizona	$26,553	$13

   Average charter salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	National Express	$37,795	$18.17	3
   2	Hawthorne Global Aviation Services	$36,455	$17.53
   3	The NPD Group	$35,050	$16.85
   4	3D Technology Group	$34,694	$16.68
   5	Florida Cancer Specialists & Research Institute	$34,675	$16.67
   6	Grass Valley (US), Inc.	$34,628	$16.65
   7	EdOps	$34,456	$16.57
   8	Charter Schools USA	$34,199	$16.44
   9	Stevens Institute of Technology	$34,169	$16.43
   10	Sam Houston State University	$34,043	$16.37
   11	Chatham Charter School	$33,657	$16.18
   12	Piedmont Healthcare	$33,569	$16.14
   13	AlphaVista Services	$32,646	$15.70
   14	First Student	$32,565	$15.66
   15	First Transit	$32,256	$15.51
   16	Kelly Services	$32,046	$15.41
   17	Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES	$31,811	$15.29
   18	Wisconsin Aviation	$31,684	$15.23
   19	The University System of Maryland Foundation	$31,560	$15.17
   20	Talon Air	$30,672	$14.75

4. Writing a charter job description

   A job description for a charter role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a charter job description:

   Charter job description example

   • Knowledgeable of Federal Aviation Regulations for part 135 and 91 operations

   • Monitor the pilot schedules and flight schedules to keep up to date on availability for clients

   Aircraft trip coordinating

   • Review and create briefs for seamless pass down between shifts

   • Coordinating trip logistics that include but are not limited to: aircraft routing, customs, catering, permitting, fuel, handling, FBO notifications

   • Flight following trips and providing movement and logistics updates to client

   • Follow checklists for trips and update trips as needed paying close attention to detail

   • Maintain communication between departments for trip awareness and needs.

   Additional

   • Assist travel coordinator during peak times or on off shift times (nights and weekends) for hotels and transportation needs

   • Assign Satellite phones and trip folders to pilots prior to departure

   • Preform other related duties assigned by manager

   SKILLS, COMPETENCIES, EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

   Skills required

   • Airline Operations, Crew Scheduling/Ground Operations, Charter (minimum of 1 year of either or a combination)

   • High School diploma or equivalent

   • Computer literacy, Microsoft products preferred

   • Ability to read, write and understand English

   • Must be able to make time dependent logistical decisions

   • Excellent organizational skills with the ability to multitask and work effectively under pressure is required.

   • Skills in observing situations analytically, responding objectively, and logically

   Relevant skills preferred

   • Knowledge of aviation acronyms and terms

   • Knowledge of Federal Aviation Regulations

   • Previous experience in APACS

   • Secret Clearance - if you do not possess, must be eligible.

   • Customer service experience

   PHYSICAL DEMANDS

   • Talk and/or hear constantly throughout the day

   • Standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and/or crouching as needed

   • Use fingers and hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms as needed

   • Lift and/or move up to 25 pounds as needed

   • Vision abilities required to include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus throughout the day.

   
   

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find charters for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your charter job on Zippia to find and recruit charter candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit charters, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new charter

   Once you've found the charter candidate you'd like to hire, it's time to write an offer letter. This should include an explicit job offer that includes the salary and the details of any other perks. Qualified candidates might be looking at multiple positions, so your offer must be competitive if you like the candidate. Also, be prepared for a negotiation stage, as candidates may way want to tweak the details of your initial offer. Once you've settled on these details, you can draft a contract to formalize your agreement.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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