Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Manufacturing · Manufacturing Production Process Development

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 17-3021.00

Pay and outlook shown for

median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$56k10th$82kMedian$90k90th

New workers start near $56,120; experienced workers reach $89,990. About 50 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Employment change: +8%; nationwide
Openings a year: 900; nationwide, from growth and people leaving
Employed in 2024: 9,300; nationwide

Typical entry education: Associate's degree

Alamo Colleges programs that lead here

1 program, with the college that teaches each.

Engineering
Degree · Transfer pre-major · Science & Technology

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Skills this career uses

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Critical Thinking4.0
Reading Comprehension3.8
Quality Control Analysis3.6
Operations Monitoring3.5
Active Listening3.9
Speaking3.1
Complex Problem Solving3.4
Judgment and Decision Making3.3

What the work is

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.

Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.
Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.
Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.
Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.
Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.

Education people in this job have

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

High school or less20%
Certificate39%
Associate degree33%
Bachelor's degree8%

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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