Occupations/17-2011.00
Aerospace Engineers
Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
Usually a four-year bachelor’s degree.
AI automation risk
53%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
48%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
26%
More resilient
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
- Task
Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
- Task
Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.
Core tasks
- 01Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design, according to customer engineering requirements.
- 02Plan or conduct experimental, environmental, operational, or stress tests on models or prototypes of aircraft or aerospace systems or equipment.
- 03Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
- 04Plan or coordinate investigation and resolution of customers' reports of technical problems with aircraft or aerospace vehicles.
- 05Write technical reports or other documentation, such as handbooks or bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, or customers.
- 06Direct or coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel involved in designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.34
- Degree of automation1.55
- Time sitting4.25
- Originality (ability)3.38
- Conflict situations2.97
- Hands-on objects/tools1.89
- Outdoors / weather1.56
- Disease exposure1.00
- Decision freedom4.35
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension4.12
- Problem Sensitivity4.00
- Information Ordering4.00
- Inductive Reasoning4.00
- Deductive Reasoning4.00
- Written Expression3.88
- Oral Expression3.88
- Oral Comprehension3.88
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension4.00
- Active Listening3.88
- Writing3.88
- Speaking3.88
- Mathematics3.88
- Science4.00
- Critical Thinking4.12
- Active Learning3.62
- Learning Strategies3.38
- Monitoring3.75
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 57 shown
Earnings are College Scorecard medians for that program, 1 and 2 years after completion. A dash means the Department suppressed the cell or the campus is not in the field file.
| Institution | Program | Tuition | Admit | Grad 6-yr | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $13,800 | 9% | 92% | 1 yr $140,185 2 yr $128,868 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.0201 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $100,690 2 yr $90,856 Master's · CIP 14.02 |
South Dakota State University Brookings, SD · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $9,600 | 99% | 66% | 1 yr $80,628 2 yr $74,576 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Michigan State University East Lansing, MI · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $16,100 | 88% | 82% | 1 yr $76,460 2 yr $77,115 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.0201 | $14,800 | 11% | 93% | 1 yr $76,016 2 yr $76,460 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA · Private nonprofit | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.0201 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $75,204 2 yr $75,832 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
North Dakota State University Fargo, ND · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $10,900 | 96% | 68% | 1 yr $74,576 2 yr $76,460 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY · Private nonprofit | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $68,200 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $74,576 2 yr $74,953 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.0201 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $73,378 2 yr $71,255 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of St Thomas St. Paul, MN · Private nonprofit | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $50,200 | 77% | 82% | 1 yr $73,164 2 yr $71,686 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
Oregon State University Corvallis, OR · Public | Electrical and Electronics Engineering 14.1001 | $13,200 | 83% | 68% | 1 yr $72,687 2 yr $73,035 Bachelor's · CIP 14.10 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General 14.0201 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $72,651 2 yr $70,736 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |