Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians

in California

Operate, install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data. [More Details...]

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

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Skills	Importance	Competence Level
Equipment Maintenance	80	71
Information Gathering	80	60
Installation	84	63
Mathematics	92	77
Operation and Control	76	63
Operation Monitoring	84	63
Problem Identification	76	54
Product Inspection	88	63
Programming	80	60
Reading Comprehension	76	60
Science	100	80
Solution Appraisal	80	54
Testing	100	69

Employment Projections

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Area	Estimated Year - Projected Year	Employment		Employment Change		Annual Avg Openings
		Estimated	Projected	Number	Percent
California	2018 - 2028	2,400	2,700	300	12.5	2,780

Wages

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Area	Time Period	Hourly Mean	Hourly by Percentile
			25th	Median	75th
California	2023	$42.64	$30.56	$41.08	$49.33

Education

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Workers must have a Associate 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 Engineering and Operations Technicians

Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician

Job Openings from JobCentral National Labor Exchange

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