A cargo pilot is a pilot who prefers to move property rather than people. These can be either commercial pilots or airline transport pilots (ATPs) that perform cargo operations. Cargo operations range from small deliveries to isolated island settlements to express air transport in large cargo aircraft. Larger cargo operations often involve long-distance flights between loading facilities. Companies like FedEx, Atlas, and UPS all make regular use of cargo pilots.

A corporate pilot is a commercial pilot or airline transport pilot (ATP) who flies for one or more corporations instead of the airlines. These pilots are often responsible for ferrying corporate executives and managers between meetings and operations. These pilots most often fly mid-sized business and executive jets or turboprop airplanes like the Kingair or PC-12.