Also called: Aircraft Electronics Technician
Installs and fixes aircraft electronics: radios, navigation, autopilots, and cockpit displays.
You trace a wiring fault behind a cockpit panel with a multimeter, install a new GPS system in a business jet, and test it on the ramp.
Certificate, about 2 years after high school. Avionics trade program, A&P certificate, or military training.
Ways in: Trade school, Military, Certification, 2-year college. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Avionics Technology (trade school).
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Projection shown is for BLS aircraft and avionics mechanics and technicians combined.
Low risk for 10 years. Diagnostics help find faults; installing and repairing wiring and electronics in aircraft stays hands-on.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Physics, Algebra, Computer science.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2091.
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