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Projected Year & My Age
I'll be 19 in 2015. -
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Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
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Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
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Description
Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems. Includes helicopter and aircraft engine specialists. -
Training
Post-secondary vocational training: Occupations at this level generally require completion of vocational school training. Some programs last only a few weeks while others may last more than a year. In some occupations, a license is needed that requires passing an examination after completion of the training. -
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
You'll need verbal, idea generation and reasoning, and perceptual abilites. You must know about business and management and engineering and technology. Lastly you will need to have content, process, complex problem sovling and technical skills. -
Tasks
<1> Read and interpret maintenance manuals, service bulletins, and other specifications to determine the feasibility and method of repairing or replacing malfunctioning or damaged components.
<2> Inspect completed work to certify that maintenance meets standards and that aircraft are ready for operation.
<3> Maintain repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance.
<4> Conduct routine and special inspections as required by regulations.
<5> Examine and inspect aircraft -
Work Value
The highest work value is Support. The Support Work Value is associated with jobs where the company stands behind its workers and where the workers are comfortable with management's style of supervision. These companies typically have a reputation for competent, considerate, and fair management. -
Labor Market
National Employment 2010-123,800
Annual Average Job Openings- 656
Hourly Wages 2012-$26.34 -
Post Secondary Education
Post-secondary vocational training: Occupations at this level generally require completion of vocational school training. -
Shain Chairez, Senior
Shain Chairez
Senior