Occupations/49-2091.00
Avionics Technicians
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.
AI automation risk
39%
Mixed exposure
Human characteristics
53%
Balanced human and task mix
Task orientation
50%
Mixed exposure
A day in this job
- Mostly routine
Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
- Mostly routine
Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Mostly routine
Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
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
- 01Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
- 02Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- 03Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- 04Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.
- 05Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.
- 06Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.
Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)
- Repeating same tasks2.88
- Degree of automation1.75
- Time sitting2.98
- Originality (ability)2.88
- Conflict situations3.01
- Hands-on objects/tools4.22
- Outdoors / weather2.68
- Disease exposure1.12
- Decision freedom3.84
Top abilities
- Written Comprehension3.88
- Problem Sensitivity3.75
- Oral Comprehension3.75
- Near Vision3.75
- Information Ordering3.75
- Written Expression3.62
- Inductive Reasoning3.62
- Finger Dexterity3.62
Essential skills
- Reading Comprehension3.25
- Active Listening3.38
- Writing3.25
- Speaking3.38
- Mathematics2.12
- Science2.88
- Critical Thinking3.75
- Active Learning3.00
- Learning Strategies2.62
- Monitoring3.12
CIP matches
Schools offering related programs
12 of 44 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Minneapolis Community and Technical College Minneapolis, MN · Public | Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician 47.0609 | $5,900 | 100% | 28% | 1 yr $106,421 2 yr — Associate · CIP 47.06 |
Stanford University Stanford, CA · Private nonprofit | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $62,400 | 4% | 96% | 1 yr $100,690 2 yr $90,856 Master's · CIP 14.02 |
University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $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, Other 14.0299 | $68,200 | 12% | 92% | 1 yr $75,204 2 yr $75,832 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $13,600 | 81% | 72% | 1 yr $73,378 2 yr $71,255 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $17,700 | 18% | 93% | 1 yr $72,651 2 yr $70,736 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $15,200 | 24% | 87% | 1 yr $70,456 2 yr $60,072 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus Atlanta, GA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $11,800 | 17% | 91% | 1 yr $70,213 2 yr $69,983 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of Florida Gainesville, FL · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $6,400 | 23% | 89% | 1 yr $69,643 2 yr $68,965 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus University Park, PA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $19,600 | 55% | 86% | 1 yr $69,606 2 yr $67,660 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $17,500 | 45% | 85% | 1 yr $69,002 2 yr $68,219 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |
California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA · Public | Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, Other 14.0299 | $7,100 | 40% | 74% | 1 yr $68,219 2 yr $64,087 Bachelor's · CIP 14.02 |