I'm not too worried now that Oklahoma has aviation, health care, entertainment, tech startups, and Kevin Durant.

Currently I work in a foundry, casting jet engine parts for GE aviation. 

you know i work in the aviation business as a dispatcher and when you ask people what is a dispatcher in the aviation field they look at you like you have 2 heads...

Counties just started allowing electronic assignment recordings never mind moving to something this advancedNot saying it’s not a great technology as I don’t know enough about it- but it has a ton of hurdlesFlying cars...2 Years...https://m.facebook.com/CNBCTech/videos/1563846757031898/https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cnbc.com/amp/2017/06/27/blockchain-set-to-disrupt-aviation-within-2-years-claims-accenture.html

After making the decision to separate, I continued working as a Controller for the Federal Aviation Administration which brought me to Duluth.  

My experience as an aviation officer in the US army has given me the skills to, manage, problem solve, influence, coordinate and make on the spot decisions.

I majored in finance and real estate in college but ended up in the aviation world as an Airline Pilot.

This articles shows that Fort Carson is actually the only installation that will gain (1800 Soldiers) despite the 10 BCTs being cut.)Also construction jobs for teh new aviation brigade should help the local market over the next few years. http://www.armytimes.com/article/20130702/NEWS/307020002/The-huge-BCT-overhaul

Take a look at the budget for a commercial airport, from the city aviation department, or port authority, or whoever runs it. 

On another note from the aviation world.. the Austin Center had their computers in the basement.. basement flooded  ATC went down... so you had the airlines having to resort to flying like little guys.. flying VFR patterns and calling out their postions on the common radio frequencies which is NOT very common for them.Also departures were old school once an airliner was in the que and number one for take off they had to get on their cell phones and call Houston center for their IFR clearance.. this is what happens in non radar environments.. but its a testament to our aviation system that when tech goes down we can keep flying.. albeit like its 1950 but we keep going