Also called: Configuration Management Clerk
Keeps track of every official drawing, change, and approval so nobody builds an airplane part from an outdated plan.
You check new drawings into the system, route them for signatures, and chase down missing approvals. When an auditor asks for the history of one bolt, you can find it in minutes.
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; on-the-job training; some have an associate degree.
Ways in: On-the-job training, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Shrinking (about -3% over 10 years).
High risk for 10 years. Document systems and AI now route, check and version drawings automatically, so few new openings are likely.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to aerospace companies for document control clerk jobs
Classes: Computer science, Business, English composition, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 43-4071.
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