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	Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers	Aviation Inspectors	Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment	Industrial Machinery Mechanics
SUMMARY	32% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	21% Low Risk	34% Low Risk	41% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	6.9/10	6.5/10	5.5/10	5.5/10	6.4/10
POLLING	24% (Low Risk, Based on 276 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 30 votes)	43% (Moderate Risk, Based on 21 votes)	50% (Moderate Risk, Based on 16 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 66 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	4.0%	3.1%	1.7%	6.1%	16.1%
WAGES	$78,680 or $37.82 per hour	$78,300 or $37.64 per hour	$85,750 or $41.22 per hour	$82,730 or $39.77 per hour	$63,760 or $30.65 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	136,390	600,680	23,320	7,310	421,940
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DESCRIPTION	Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.	Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services. Excludes team or work leaders.	Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.	Install, adjust, or maintain mobile electronics communication equipment, including sound, sonar, security, navigation, and surveillance systems on trains, watercraft, or other mobile equipment.	Repair, install, adjust, or maintain industrial production and processing machinery or refinery and pipeline distribution systems. May also install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to plans.

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