Employment:
Aircraft
and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians held about
140,300 jobs in 2008; about 87 percent of these workers were aircraft
mechanics and service technicians; the rest were avionics technicians.
Employment
of aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
primarily is concentrated in a small number of industries. Almost
half of aircraft and avionics equipment mechanics and service technicians
worked in air transportation and support activities for air transportation.
About 21 percent worked in aerospace product and parts manufacturing
and about 15 percent worked for the Federal Government. Most of
the rest worked for companies that operate their own planes to transport
executives and cargo.
Most
airline mechanics and service technicians work at major airports
near large cities. Civilian mechanics employed by the U.S. Armed
Forces work at military installations.
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