Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Manufacturing
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.

What an aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technician does

Become an aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technician

If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technician

  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
  • Reading work related information.
  • Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
  • Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
  • Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.

Discover what you could earn in Washington

  • Average hourly rate is $43 per hour with an average salary of $89,000 per year.
  • Half of workers earn between $35 and $50 per hour.
  • Half of workers earn an annual salary between $72,000 and $104,700 per year.

Aerospace Engineering And Operations Technologists And Technician job outlook

  • There are 304 workers in this occupation in Washington.
  • There are 46 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.

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Education needed

Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.

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