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- Starbucks posted a job listing for a pilot with a salary of up to $360,300.
- The company is looking for someone qualified to fly the latest Gulfstream business jets.
- Starbucks previously made headlines by offering its aircraft for its CEO's 1,000-mile commute.
Pilots looking for a new job could soon land an enviable role at Starbucks.
The Seattle-based coffee company last Friday posted an ad for a captain — with a salary ranging from $207,000 to $360,300.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average airline pilot earns $280,000.
Starbucks is looking for someone with 5,000 total flight hours and five years' experience in a corporate flight department.
The ideal candidate would also have a G-VI or G-VII type rating, meaning they're qualified to fly the newest Gulfstream private jets.
Of course, it's not just technical skills that make a great pilot. The listing says the captain would serve as a "Starbucks ambassador both at home and abroad," calling for someone who acts with "tact and decorum."
The role also requires assisting in handling passengers' bags and establishing security when away from the home base, not to mention the ability to travel extensively.
"Captains work closely with other crew members, dispatch, maintenance, and line personnel, in the planning and execution of flight operations and fulfilling the air transportation needs for Starbucks Aviation," the listing adds.
Anyone interested in the role doesn't have long to apply, with the posting set to expire on Thursday.
Starbucks' aviation department previously made headlines last year.
When the company offered the CEO role to Brian Niccol in August, it said he wouldn't have to relocate to Seattle but could instead commute the 1,000 miles from Newport Beach, California.
The offer letter added that Niccol could use Starbucks' corporate aircraft for his commute. At the time Niccol was appointed, Starbucks told Business Insider he would spend the majority of his time in the company's Seattle HQ.
Starbucks also said in the offer letter that it would set up a small office for Niccol in Newport Beach, and that he could use its aircraft for personal travel worth up to $250,000 a year.