Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technicians
Operate, install, calibrate, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.
$79,830
Median Annual Pay
Jobs growth:
+8% projected 2024–2034
Associate's degree
Typical Entry-Level Education
What They Do
Aerospace engineering and operations technologists and technicians run and maintain equipment used to develop, test, produce, and sustain aircraft and spacecraft.
Programs That Prepare You
College programs linked to this occupation, ranked by graduate earnings
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Johns Hopkins University, MD
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$113,475Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)University of Southern California, CA
$112,143Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Stanford University, CA
$111,760Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)University of Washington-Seattle Campus, WA
$110,536Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)University of California-San Diego, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)San Jose State University, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Naval Postgraduate School, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Santa Clara University, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)California Institute of Technology, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)San Diego State University, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)California State University-Long Beach, CA
$110,516Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)University of California-Los Angeles, CA
$109,272Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians(associates)Stark State College, OH
$109,198Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, MI
$108,023Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo, CA
$106,635Engineering Technology(masters)Oklahoma State University-Main Campus, OK
$104,466Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Purdue University-Main Campus, IN
$104,329Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus, GA
$103,878Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Cornell University, NY
$102,439Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Iowa State University, IA
$99,930Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Missouri University of Science and Technology, MO
$99,930Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Florida Institute of Technology, FL
$99,930Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Colorado State University-Fort Collins, CO
$99,930Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering(masters)Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA
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