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Aerospace Engineering & Operations Technologists & Technicians

What do they do?

Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

Education Required

Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.

Employees in these occupations usually need one or two years of training involving both on-the-job experience and informal training with experienced workers. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.

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What Does This Job Pay?
Tennessee Average Salary: $86,000-$175,000
Median Annual Salary: $77,830
Median Hourly Salary: $38
Salary distribution bell curve graph
$50,050
$77,830
$113,970
One out of ten earn less than $50,050
The median salary is $77,830
One out of ten earn more than $113,970
Top Skills For This Job
  • Basic Skills
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
  • reading work related information
  • Problem Solving
  • noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
  • People and Technology Systems
  • thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one
  • figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it
Will There Be Jobs?
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New job opportunities are very likely in the future.

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Are You On Track?
Typical education needed: Post-secondary certificate
Post-secondary certificate
39%
Typical Daily Tasks
  • Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.
  • Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.