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Avionics Technicians
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
What an avionics technician does
Become an avionics technician
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good avionics technician
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.
- Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.
- Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.
- Thinking about the pros and cons of different options and picking the best one.
- Figuring out how a system should work and how changes in the future will affect it.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Half of workers earn between $38 and $71 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $37,600 and $137,300 per year.
- 60% of individuals in this occupation have been employed in every quarter of the past year.
Part-time
- The average hourly rate for part-time workers is $42 per hour with an average salary of $52,400 per year.
Avionics Technician job outlook
- There are 305 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.
Multiple Jobs
- 10% of individuals in this occupation held a position in another.