NorthStar

Occupations/53-6051.01

Aviation Inspectors

Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.

Certificate or two-year

Usually a certificate, vocational program, or associate degree — not a bachelor’s.

AI automation risk

39%

Mixed exposure

Human characteristics

74%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

74%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Prepare and maintain detailed repair, inspection, investigation, and certification records and reports.

  • Mostly routine

    Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.

  • Mostly routine

    Examine maintenance records and flight logs to determine if service and maintenance checks and overhauls were performed at prescribed intervals.

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

  1. 01Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.
  2. 02Examine maintenance records and flight logs to determine if service and maintenance checks and overhauls were performed at prescribed intervals.
  3. 03Inspect new, repaired, or modified aircraft to identify damage or defects and to assess airworthiness and conformance to standards, using checklists, hand tools, and test instruments.
  4. 04Approve or deny issuance of certificates of airworthiness.
  5. 05Prepare and maintain detailed repair, inspection, investigation, and certification records and reports.
  6. 06Examine landing gear, tires, and exteriors of fuselage, wings, and engines for evidence of damage or corrosion and the need for repairs.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks4.35
  • Degree of automation2.57
  • Time sitting3.06
  • Originality (ability)2.88
  • Conflict situations3.13
  • Hands-on objects/tools3.26
  • Outdoors / weather3.59
  • Disease exposure2.14
  • Decision freedom4.38

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity4.12
  • Inductive Reasoning4.12
  • Oral Comprehension4.00
  • Near Vision4.00
  • Deductive Reasoning4.00
  • Written Comprehension3.88
  • Oral Expression3.88
  • Speech Clarity3.75

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.88
  • Active Listening3.88
  • Writing3.62
  • Speaking3.88
  • Mathematics2.25
  • Science2.88
  • Critical Thinking4.00
  • Active Learning3.12
  • Learning Strategies2.88
  • Monitoring3.38

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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