Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians Go Back to List Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes helicopter and aircraft engine specialists.

Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
	Manlift or personnel lift
	Drilling machines
	Alignment jig
	Soldering irons or guns
	Welders

Technology used in this occupation:
	Facilities management software
	Data base user interface and query software
	Analytical or scientific software
	Information retrieval or search software
	Enterprise resource planning ERP software

Tasks
		Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
		Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
		Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
		Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.
		Examine and inspect aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and deicers to locate cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
		Inspect airframes for wear or other defects.
		Maintain, repair, and rebuild aircraft structures, functional components, and parts such as wings and fuselage, rigging, hydraulic units, oxygen systems, fuel systems, electrical systems, gaskets, and seals.
		Measure the tension of control cables.
		Replace or repair worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools, gauges, and testing equipment.
		Measure parts for wear, using precision instruments.

Skills
		Equipment Maintenance - Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
		Repairing - Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
		Troubleshooting - Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
		Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
		Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
		Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
		Quality Control Analysis - Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
		Reading Comprehension - Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
		Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
		Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Knowledge
		Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
		Design - Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
		Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
		Engineering and Technology - Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.
		Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
		Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
		Physics - Knowledge and prediction of physical principles, laws, their interrelationships, and applications to understanding fluid, material, and atmospheric dynamics, and mechanical, electrical, atomic and sub- atomic structures and processes.
		Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
		Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
		Chemistry - Knowledge of the chemical composition, structure, and properties of substances and of the chemical processes and transformations that they undergo. This includes uses of chemicals and their interactions, danger signs, production techniques, and disposal methods.

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Wage Information
	Region Average Entry Level  Mid-Range  Annual  Hourly  Statewide Units $64,311 $30.92  $23.21  $27.09 - $35.47  Bridgeport/Stamford $67,678 $32.54  $26.33  $29.60 - $36.37  Danbury $63,915 $30.73  $19.61  $21.75 - $35.54  Hartford $56,239 $27.04  $18.21  $21.40 - $33.34  New Haven $60,914 $29.29  $21.44  $24.88 - $34.56  New London/Norwich $64,534 $31.03  $24.19  $29.03 - $34.60  Springfield, MA $65,923 $31.69  $26.78  $29.68 - $34.74

Occupation Outlook ( 2010 - 2020 )   Average Annual Job Openings:   88   Employment in this occupation is expected to grow more slowly than average, but the number of annual openings will offer good or favorable job opportunities.

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