Also called: Aircraft Technical Records Auditor, Maintenance Records Specialist
Tracks every repair and part history of an airplane, sometimes back to the day it was built, so it can legally fly or be sold.
An airliner is moving from one airline to another, and its value depends on its paperwork. You go through decades of logbooks and digital records, checking that every engine part has a certified history. One missing tag can cost a leasing company millions, so you chase it down.
Contract records auditors who travel earn the most.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or aviation maintenance background; trained on the job.
Ways in: 2-year college, On-the-job training, Trade school. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Aviation Maintenance Management, Aviation Management.
Growing faster than average. More aircraft leasing and trading creates demand.
Medium risk in 5 years, high in 10. AI now reads and cross-checks scanned logbooks, so fewer junior record clerks are needed; expert auditors remain.
Classes: Computer applications, English, Algebra, Business class.
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