Skilled Trades
Aviation Inspectors
Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.
Median salary
$85,750
Typical range
$40k – $137k
Job outlook
+2% (about average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Aviation Inspectors
Education
Typical entry: No degree (trade/license)
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Aviation Inspectors
Entry / Junior
$40,090
~2 yrs to advance
Aviation Inspectors
Established
$85,750
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Aviation Inspectors
Senior
$111,435
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Examine maintenance records and flight logs to determine if service and maintenance checks and overhauls were performed at prescribed intervals.
- •Inspect 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.
- •Approve or deny issuance of certificates of airworthiness.
- •Prepare and maintain detailed repair, inspection, investigation, and certification records and reports.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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