Headline risk
10%
Low RiskAerospace engineers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Weighted task overlap from O*NET
Median annual from BLS OEWS
BLS employment projections
O*NET job zone level
Occupation profile
Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 8% effective coverage
Method contract
structural_pressure = exposure × (1 - bottleneck)
headline_risk = structural_pressure × (1 - country_demand_resilience)
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 134,830
Employment 2024
71.6K
Projected Change
6.1%
Openings
4.5K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment. AI 0%
- 2. Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations. AI 0%
- 3. Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements. AI 0%
- 4. Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers. AI 84%
- 5. Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products. AI 0%
- 6. Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards. AI 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 39.5 · 168K employed
Under 25: 6% · 25–54: 76% · 55+: 17%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
11/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
crosswalk_exact · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Aerospace engineers design, develop, and test aircraft, spacecraft, satellites, and missiles.
Aerospace engineers typically work in an office setting, often using a computer. Most work full time, and some work more than 40 hours per week.
Aerospace engineers must have a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering or a related field to enter the occupation. Aerospace engineers who work on projects that are related to national defense may need a security clearance.
The median annual wage for aerospace engineers was $134,830 in May 2024.
Employment of aerospace engineers is projected to grow 6 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.