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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians in VA have a median annual salary of $81,040, with 270 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $58,910 at the 10th percentile to $100,610 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$81,040

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$38.96

Employment

270

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$58,910
10th
$73,140
25th
$81,040
Median
$96,100
75th
$100,610
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$81,040

Median annual · 2025

United States

$82,890

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 2.2% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,850).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  6. 6.SpeakingImportance 3.6
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.5
  8. 8.TroubleshootingImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.3
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.ScienceImportance 3.1
  12. 12.MonitoringImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Apache Hadoop
  • Apache JMeter
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Bugzilla
  • C++
  • Computerized numerical control CNC software
  • Customer information control system CICS
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Data acquisition software
  • Debugging software
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Graphical user interface GUI design software
  • Hewlett Packard LoadRunner

Common 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.
  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.
  • Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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