Aerospace Engineers

in California

Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques. [More Details...]

Skills - Importance and Competence Level for this occupation (1-low, 100-high)

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Active Learning	97	83
Active Listening	83	64
Coordination	87	79
Critical Thinking	90	76
Equipment Selection	83	74
Idea Evaluation	83	67
Idea Generation	80	71
Identification of Key Causes	77	67
Implementation Planning	93	69
Information Gathering	80	74
Information Organization	87	71
Judgment and Decision Making	80	71
Mathematics	100	90
Monitoring	87	69
Operations Analysis	90	76
Problem Identification	87	71
Product Inspection	90	76
Reading Comprehension	93	81
Science	100	86
Solution Appraisal	83	76
Speaking	77	62
Synthesis/Reorganization	83	67
Systems Evaluation	80	62
Technology Design	93	83
Testing	93	81
Time Management	80	71
Troubleshooting	80	79
Visioning	77	71
Writing	87	83

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	12,300	13,700	1,400	11.4	9,770

Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$69.81	$50.90	$66.17	$0.00

Education

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Workers must have a Bachelor's degree to gain the necessary skills for this occupation.However, those with related work experience would have a competitive advantage in this labor market.

Training Programs

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The following are the training programs available for the Occupation: Aerospace Engineers

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