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Overview for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

SOC Code: 17-3021
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  • Career Cluster

    Manufacturing

  • Career Pathway

    • Manufacturing Production Process Development

Occupation Description

Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

Annual Wages

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0$95,870 - Annual Median Wage$75K$100K
  • 10th Percentile $64780
  • 25th Percentile $64780
  • Median $95870
  • 75th Percentile $102170
  • 90th Percentile $102170

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Occupation Average Wage Typical Entry Level Education Current Openings
Occupation
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
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100%
Average Wage
$87,640/year
$42.14/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Associate degree
Current Openings
2
Occupation
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
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77%
Average Wage
$68,470/year
$32.92/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Associate degree
Current Openings
221
Occupation
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Bargraph indicating percent
77%
Average Wage
$62,070/year
$29.84/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Associate degree
Current Openings
39
Occupation
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other
Bargraph indicating percent
75%
Average Wage
$61,280/year
$29.46/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Associate degree
Current Openings
87
Occupation
Avionics Technicians
Bargraph indicating percent
73%
Average Wage
$52,000/year
$25.00/hour
Typical Entry Level Education
Associate degree
Current Openings
30

Current Openings by County

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Number of Jobs

Created with Highcharts 11.4.0Number of JobsBase-Year 2022Projected-Year 2032051015202530Highcharts.com
Average Annual
  • Job Growth 1.34%
  • Job Openings 2

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Common Job Titles

  • Altitude Chamber Technician
  • Engineering Technician
  • Engineering Specialist
  • Flight Technician
  • Test Equipment Mechanic

Typical Tasks

  • Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.
  • Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.
  • Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.
  • Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.
  • Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.
  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.
  • Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.
  • Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.