Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology
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Add ComparisonIn 2023, the locations with the highest concentration of Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology degree recipients are Lancaster, CA, Wichita, KS, and New York, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology is a 2 to 4 year postsecondary certificate.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology and the types of students that study this field. Antelope Valley Community College District awards the most degrees in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology in the US, but Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology and Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
Tuition costs for Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology majors are, on average, $4,073 for in-state public colleges, and $32,400 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (88 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (2,747 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology, is Public, 2-year (2,747 completions in 2023).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Antelope Valley Community College District has the most Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology degree recipients, with 441 degrees awarded in 2023.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology, with 100%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology by year.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $81,950 and the most common occupations are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Management, scientific & technical consulting services.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $81,950 and the most common occupations are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors.
The most common occupations Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, Automotive service technicians & mechanics, and Other managers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Mechanical Technologies majors working as Materials engineers, Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers, and Aircraft mechanics & service technicians.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Mechanical Technologies majors are Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, General & operations managers, and Software developers.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.98%, from 20,278 in 2021 to 20,883 in 2022.
The largest single share of Mechanical Technologies graduates go on to work as Welding, soldering, & brazing workers (5.39%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Mechanical Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Automotive repair & maintenance, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Mechanical Technologies majors, by average wage, are Management, scientific & technical consulting services, Banking & related activities, and Medical equipment & supplies manufacturing.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.98%, from 20,278 in 2021 to 20,883 in 2022.
The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is Construction, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Mechanical Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 42.5.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate. Male employees are more likely to hold Mechanical Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Mechanical Technologies (2,929 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 27 and 44 years old, which represent 4.2% and 3.71% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology are 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Associates Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of 2 to 4 Year Postsecondary Certificate recipients in Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Russia that hold Mechanical Technologies degrees (3.97 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (672 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Airframe Mechanics & Aircraft Maintenance Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, and Critical Thinking are the three most important skills for people in the field.
