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Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
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
- Typical hourly rate is $47 per hour with a typical salary of $100,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $34 and $58 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $38,300 and $112,800 per year.
- 61% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The typical hourly rate for part-time workers is $62 per hour with a typical salary of $59,000 per year.
- 18.0% of individuals in this occupation worked part-time during the past 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.
Multiple Jobs
- 1% of individuals in this occupation worked for more than one employer.
- 15% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.