Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
Also called:
Aircraft Mechanic, Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Aircraft Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Director
What they do:
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes helicopter and aircraft engine specialists.
On the job, you would:
- Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
- Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
- Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
Engineering and Technology
Business
- customer service
- management
Math and Science
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- physics
Transportation
- movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
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Basic Skills
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- reading work related information
Problem Solving
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Technical
- planning and doing the basic maintenance on equipment
- repairing machines or systems using the right tools
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Hand and Finger Use
- put together small parts with your fingers
- hold or move items with your hands
Verbal
- read and understand what is written
- communicate by speaking
Ideas and Logic
- notice when problems happen
- order or arrange things
Visual Understanding
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People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Integrity
- Persistence
- Initiative
- Analytical Thinking
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You might use software like this on the job:
Facilities management software
- Access Software AIRPAX
- Maintenance information databases
Data base user interface and query software
- Metis Systems MainTrack
- Mxi Technologies Maintenix
Analytical or scientific software
- CaseBank SpotLight
- CynapSys Virtual DER
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some college or
associate's degree
usually needed
Get started on your career:
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New job opportunities are less likely in the future.
$55,210
per year, on average
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