Also called: Air Taxi Assembly Technician
Builds electric air taxis on new production lines.
You lay up carbon-fiber parts, install electric motors and wiring, and help test finished aircraft before they roll out. Because the aircraft are new, you also help engineers improve how they are built.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; aviation or composites training helps.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Aviation Maintenance, Composites Technology.
Growing much faster than average. New factories in California, Ohio and Georgia are hiring.
Medium risk for 10 years. Factories will automate more as air taxi production scales; early lines still need hands-on builders.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to eVTOL makers' factory jobs; many train beginners in assembly and soldering
Classes: Shop class, Electronics CTE, Manufacturing CTE, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 51-2011.
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