Also called: Avionics Installer, Aircraft Electronics Technician
Installs and repairs the electronics in aircraft: radios, autopilots, radar, navigation, and glass cockpit screens.
You trace a wiring fault through a bundle of hundreds of wires, using a schematic and a multimeter. Another day you install a new touchscreen navigation system in a private plane and test it on the ramp. It's part electrician, part computer tech, in tight spaces.
Associate's degree (2-year), about 2 years after high school. Associate degree or certificate in avionics; FCC license and A&P are common; many trained in the military.
Ways in: 2-year college, Trade school, Military, Certification. Training cost: Under $15k.
Majors to look at: Avionics Technology, Electronics Technology.
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years). Grows with aircraft electronics upgrades (BLS group projection 5%).
Low risk for 10 years. AI aids troubleshooting; wiring, installing and testing aircraft electronics by hand stays human.
Classes: Electronics, Physics, Algebra II.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-2091.
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