Also called: Borescope Technician, Engine Visual Inspection Specialist
Snakes tiny cameras deep inside jet engines to find cracks, burns and dents on blades without taking the engine apart.
Overnight at an airport, you open small ports on a parked airliner's engine and feed in a camera on a flexible tube thinner than a pencil. Turning the engine slowly by hand, you inspect every turbine blade on a screen and measure damage. Your call decides if the plane flies at 6 a.m. or the engine comes off.
Travel and night work raise pay.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. A&P certificate plus specialized borescope training and experience.
Ways in: Trade school, Certification, On-the-job training, Military. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Aviation Maintenance Technology, Nondestructive Testing Technology.
Growing faster than average. More engines in service and tighter inspection rules.
Medium risk for 10 years. AI image tools spot damage and robot snakes help, but a certified human still makes the go/no-go call.
Classes: Physics, Shop class, Computer class, Algebra.
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