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Metal and machinery
Aircraft mechanic
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Key facts
+1.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +1.1% (BLS).
The job
Aircraft engine mechanics and repairers (ISCO 7232). Aircraft engine mechanics and repairers fit, service, repair and overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as airframes and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
Page built from official classifications (ILO, ESCO); figures cover all the jobs grouped here.
84 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- aeroplane gas turbine engine maintenance technician
- aeroplane de-icer installer
- aeroplane engine inspection engineer
- aeroplane engine inspection specialist
- aeroplane engine mechanic
- aeroplane engine specialist
- aeroplane engine technician
- aeroplane gas turbine engine repair technician
- aeroplane maintenance coordinator
- aeroplane maintenance manager
- aeroplane preventative maintenance technician
- aeroplane systems maintenance technician
- aeroplane technician
- aircraft de-icer installer
- aircraft de-icing equipment fitter
- aircraft de-icing equipment installation technician
- aircraft de-icing equipment installer
- aircraft de-icing equipment technician
- aircraft engine mechanic
- aircraft engine specialist
- aircraft engine technician
- aircraft engineer
- aircraft gas turbine engine installation technician
- aircraft gas turbine engine maintenance technician
- aircraft gas turbine engine overhaul technician
- aircraft gas turbine engine repair technician
- aircraft instrument operative
- aircraft instrument operator
- aircraft maintenance coordinator
- aircraft maintenance planning officer
- aircraft maintenance scheduler
- aircraft maintenance technician
- aircraft preventative maintenance technician
- aircraft systems maintenance technician
- aircraft technician
- airplane engine specialist
- airplane maintenance coordinator
- airplane maintenance manager
- airworthiness technician
- areoplane engine mechanic
- aviation gas turbine engine maintenance technician
- aviation gas turbine engine repair technician
- aviation instrument inspector
- aviation line inspector
- aviation maintenance coordinator
- aviation maintenance planning officer
- aviation maintenance scheduler
- aviation maintenance technician
- avionics instrument inspector
- avionics line inspector
- avionics mechanical technician
- cabin mechanic
- civilian aircraft engine specialist
- civilian aircraft maintenance coordinator
- civilian aircraft maintenance manager
- coordinator of aircraft maintenance
- engine inspection specialist
- engine test specialist
- helicopter engine specialist
- helicopter maintenance coordinator
- helicopter maintenance manager
- helicopter maintenance specialist
- helicopter mechanic
- jet aircraft engine specialist
- jet aircraft maintenance coordinator
- jet aircraft maintenance manager
- light aircraft engine specialist
- light aircraft maintenance coordinator
- light aircraft maintenance manager
- military aircraft engine specialist
- military aircraft maintenance coordinator
- military aircraft maintenance manager
- piston aircraft engine specialist
- piston aircraft maintenance coordinator
- piston aircraft maintenance manager
- plane engine specialist
- plane maintenance coordinator
- plane maintenance manager
- rotary aircraft engine specialist
- rotary aircraft maintenance coordinator
- rotary aircraft maintenance manager
- rotary maintenance specialist
- spacecraft de-icer installer
- specialist in aircraft engines
Training
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Gauges
Risk 4/5 · High
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookDeclineBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Aircraft mechanics and service technicians; Aerospace engineers; Engine and other machine assemblers)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayHighBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $86,299
EntryMediumBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- ESCO, European classification of skills, competences, qualifications and occupations (job titles and O*NET crosswalk)European Commission · version 1.2 · official statistics
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.