Aircraft Mechanics & Service Technicians
Also called:
Aircraft Mechanic, Aircraft Maintenance Technician, Aircraft Technician, Aircraft Maintenance Director
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice, B-1/B-2; Aerospace Maintenance Apprentice, C-5; Aerospace Maintenance Helper, C-17; Aerospace Maintenance Journeyman; Aerospace Propulsion Helper, F101, F110, F118, F404, J85, Jet Engines; Aircraft Electrical And Environmental Systems Helper; Aircraft Hydraulic Systems Helper; Aircrew Egress Systems Apprentice; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Maintenance Apprentice, H-60; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Maintenance Journeyman; Tactical Aircraft Maintenance Journeyman
AH-64 Attack Helicopter Repairer; Aircraft Pneudraulics Repairer; Aircraft Powerplant Repairer; Aircraft Powertrain Repairer; Aircraft Structural Repairer; CH-47 Helicopter Repairer; OH-58D Helicopter Repairer; Observation/Scout Helicopter Repairer (RC); UH-1 Helicopter Repairer (RC); UH-60 Helicopter Repairer; Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer
Aviation Maintenance Technician
Aircraft Intermediate Level Hydraulic/Pneumatic Mechanic; Basic Aircraft Maintenance Marine; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Airframe Mechanic, F/A-18; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Mechanic, EA-6; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, F-402; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Power Plants Mechanic, T-56; Fixed-Wing Aircraft Safety Equipment Mechanic, F/A-18; Helicopter Airframe Mechanic, CH-53; Helicopter Mechanic, UH/AH-1; Helicopter/Tiltrotor Dynamic Components Mechanic; Tiltrotor Mechanic, MV-22
A-4 Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician; Aviation Machinist's Mate Basic; C-130 Flight Mechanic; C-40A Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician; E-2D Aircraft Systems Organizational Career Maintenance Technician; EA-6B System Organizational Career Maintenance Technician; F414-GE-400 Turbofan Jet Engine Third Degree/IMA Mechanic; MQ-8B Organizational Maintenance Technician; Planning Series -F-35C Aircraft Systems Organizational Maintenance Technician; T-56-425/427 Turboprop Engine and Propeller IMA Mechanic
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.
$54,590
per year, on average
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You might like a career in one of these industries:
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In the military:
see titles from the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, or Navy.
