Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

This post summarizes key statistics on Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians using nationally representative data. These statistics include education attainment distributions, income over the career, most common majors, and more.

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Age IncMed
20 28,089
25 45,363
30 61,795
35 70,225
40 75,983
45 77,244
50 87,960
55 86,432
60 90,725
65 87,544


Hours Worked Share
0-20 2.00
20-39 2.90
39-41 65.70
41-50 18.90
50-60 7.70
More than 60 3.00

Income Over Career


This chart provides the median income by age for Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians.

Ten Most Common Industries


Share Income Industry
25.30 86,432 Air transportation
15.90 64,824 Services incidental to transportation
15.70 73,715 Aircraft and parts
14.50 43,216 Air Force
7.00 70,312 National security and international affairs
5.60 36,650 Navy
3.80 40,826 Army
3.00 29,320 Marines
0.90 123,388 Trucking service
0.70 54,020 Colleges and universities

This table highlights the top industries people working as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians work in, and how much they earn in each industry.

Education Distribution


This chart shows the maximal educational attainment of people working as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. Its meant to give a sense of the credentials required to work in this Occupation.

Ten Most Common Majors


This table highlights the top majors people working as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians received, and how earnings vary by major.

Weekly Hours Distribution


This chart shows the distribution of typical weekly work hours of people working as Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. Its meant to provide a sense of the work-life balance one should expect from this Occupation.

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