Aircraft Maintenance and Related Trades
Wages
New workers start around £28,501. Normal pay is £45,645 per year.
Highly experienced workers can earn up to £68,458.
Available jobs
In the past year there were 32,794 vacancies for this type of job
Projected job growth over the next 8 years
Related courses
People work towards these careers by taking these courses at college and uni.
What they do most days?
Maintains comprehensive repair logs.
Maintains, repairs and rebuilds aircraft structures, functional components, and parts.
Examines and inspects airframes and aircraft components, including landing gear, hydraulic systems, and de-icers to detect wear, cracks, breaks, leaks, or other problems.
Replaces engine components or complete engines, installs and tests electrical and electronic components and systems in aircraft.
Fits and assembles parts and/or metal sub-assemblies to fine tolerances to make aircraft engines.
Examines drawings, manuals and specifications to determine appropriate methods and sequence of operations.
Hard Skills
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Soft Skills
Soft skills can be self-taught and usually do not necessitate a certain completed level of education.
Skills are ranked based on the number of job adverts that list them as required skills.