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Aviation Inspectors

Also called: Aircraft Inspector, Aircraft Quality Control Inspector, Airworthiness Safety Inspector, Aviation Safety Inspector

Where in the military? In the military: see titles from the Navy.

What they do:
Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.
On the job, you would:
  • Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.
  • Start aircraft and observe gauges, meters, and other instruments to detect evidence of malfunctions.
  • Examine aircraft access plates and doors for security.

Knowledge

Safety and Government
  • law and government
  • public safety and security
Engineering and Technology
  • mechanical
  • computers and electronics
Transportation
  • movement of people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road
Arts and Humanities
  • English language

Skills

Basic Skills
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it

Abilities

Verbal
  • communicate by speaking
  • listen and understand what people say
Ideas and Logic
  • notice when problems happen
  • use rules to solve problems
Hearing and Speech
  • recognize spoken words
  • speak clearly
Visual Understanding
  • quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include
practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need:
  • Integrity
  • Attention to Detail
  • Dependability
  • Persistence
  • Initiative
  • Analytical Thinking

Technology

You might use software like this on the job:

Data base user interface and query software
  • Aircraft regulation databases
  • Data entry software
Spreadsheet software
  • Microsoft Excel
Office suite software
  • Microsoft Office software

Education

Education: (rated 3 of 5)
bachelor's degree or
associate's degree
usually needed

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Job Outlook

Average Outlook
New job opportunities are likely in the future.
Salary
$62,230
per year, on average
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