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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$82,890
United States, 2025
Employment
11,280
United States, 2025
Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 17-3021.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Typical tasks
- Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.
- 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.
- 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.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$59,050
25th percentile
$67,680
75th percentile
$111,280
90th percentile
$125,160
Most important skills
- Critical Thinking3.9
- Reading Comprehension3.8
- Operations Monitoring3.8
- Quality Control Analysis3.8
- Speaking3.6
- Active Listening3.6
- Complex Problem Solving3.5
- Judgment and Decision Making3.3
- Troubleshooting3.3
- Time Management3.1
- Monitoring3.1
- Writing3.1
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 19 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
19
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 3.9 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.8 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Active Listening | 3.6 | 3.9 | Not selected | 3.9 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.8 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.8 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Science | 3.1 | 3.8 | Not selected | 3.8 |
| Speaking | 3.6 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Troubleshooting | 3.3 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Time Management | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Writing | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.0 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Mathematics | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Learning | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Repairing | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Operation and Control | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and TechniciansHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| WA | $125,160 | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $125,160 | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | $123,350 | 390 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | $119,980 | 130 | 2025 |
| AK | $105,780 | 40 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $102,980 | 40 | 2025 |
| NV | $102,980 | 50 | 2025 |
| CA | $99,000 | 1,560 | 2025 |
| CO | $98,990 | 660 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $98,940 | 690 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | $98,800 | 280 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $92,360 | — | 2025 |
| MD | $91,820 | 200 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $88,410 | 70 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | $85,320 | 190 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | $83,260 | 60 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | $83,260 | 100 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $83,250 | 40 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $82,490 | 480 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | $81,820 | 50 | 2025 |
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.