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Program Codes
10269
Employment Percentage
-4.011461318
SOC ID
17-3021
SOC Title
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
ONET ID
17-3021.00
ONET Concat ID
17302100
Median Salary
75771.71
EMSI Interest Area Term
Physical Sciences and Technologies
Ed Level High School
19.690001
Ed Level Certificate
39.23
Ed Level Some College
0
Ed Level Associates
33.16
Ed Level Bachelors
7.92
Ed Level Masters
0
Ed Level Doctors
0
Typical Ed Level
a certificate
Career Description
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.
Core 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.
  • Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.
  • Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.
  • Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.
  • Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.
  • Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.
Start Annual Earnings
47829.19
Top Annual Earnings
106701.72
EMSI Career Title Slug
aerospace-engineering-and-operations-technician