Headline risk
15%
Moderate RiskAircraft mechanics and service technicians
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
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Task evidence
100% weighted task match · 0% effective coverage
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 78,680
Employment 2024
139.4K
Projected Change (2024–34)
4.0%
Openings (2024–34)
11.3K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians is projected to grow 5 percent from 2024 to 2034, faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Tasks
- 1. Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components. AI use: 0%
- 2. Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment. AI use: 0%
- 3. Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations. AI use: 0%
- 4. Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance. AI use: 0%
- 5. Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems. AI use: 0%
- 6. Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation. AI use: 0%
Technologies
Requirements
Work context
Worker profile
Median age 41.6 · 165K employed
Under 25: 7% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 28%
Related
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
title_match · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians install, test, adjust, and repair equipment and systems in aircraft.
Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians work in hangars, in repair stations, or on airfields. The environment may be loud because of aircraft engines and equipment.
Aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians typically need postsecondary education, such as a certificate from a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)-approved program. Some enter the occupation with an associate’s degree; others have a high school diploma and train on the job or in the military.
The median annual wage for aircraft mechanics and service technicians was $78,680 in May 2024.
Overall employment of aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and technicians is projected to grow 5 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.