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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Flight Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #290 of 702. Estimated risk: 48.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Flight Technician” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 46% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

46%

“Flight Technician” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 46% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Operate, install, adjust, 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.

Avg. Annual Salary $86,330
Avg. Hourly Wage $41.50
Available Jobs (US) 9,060
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians #17-3021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.

  • Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.

  • Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications.

  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.

  • Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.

  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

  • Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.

  • Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.

  • Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.

  • Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.

  • Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.

Technologies & Software

  • Computerized numerical control CNC software
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Oracle Database
  • ANSYS AI Simulation
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Perplexity AI
  • Vibration analysis software
  • Autodesk AI
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Visio
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • Customer information control system CICS
  • Oracle Java
  • UNIX
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • SAP software
  • Job control language JCL
  • AutoCAD AI
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Apache Hadoop
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Selenium
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Apache JMeter
  • C++
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Word processing software
  • Debugging software
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Python
  • Graphical user interface GUI design software
  • Data acquisition software
  • Inventory software
  • Microsoft Word
  • JUnit
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Microsoft Project
  • Bugzilla
  • JavaScript
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Microsoft Access
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Forklifts
  • Depth gauges
  • Reed and Prince screwdrivers
  • Thickness gauges
  • Gyroscopes
  • Soldering irons
  • Magnetic particle inspection equipment
  • Thermocouples
  • Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
  • Accelerometer sensors
  • Pyrotechnic initiators
  • Accelerometers
  • Flat head screwdrivers
  • Box end wrenches
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Vibration transducers
  • Digital torque wrenches
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Micrometers
  • Small hole gauges
  • Round files
  • Drill presses
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Digital height gauges
  • Digital calipers
  • Overhead cranes
  • Skin mills
  • Drive punches
  • Telescoping gauges
  • Dial calipers
  • Safety wire pliers
  • Hook spanner wrenches
  • Scribers
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Air drills
  • Pin punches
  • Countersinks
  • Tri-squares
  • Multi-axis mills
  • Electronic torque testers
  • Combination wrenches
  • Bubble emission inspection equipment
  • Center punches
  • Infrared inspection equipment
  • Digital force gauges
  • Wire crimpers
  • Vibration testers
  • Brazing equipment
  • Open end wrenches
  • Spring calipers
  • Lasers
  • Straightedges
  • Vertical turret lathes VTL
  • Gauge blocks
  • Eddy current inspection equipment
  • Planer gauges
  • Bleeder wrenches
  • Air-supplying respirators
  • Torx drivers
  • Layout compasses
  • Terminal computers
  • Flow meters
  • Paint booths
  • Shakers
  • Pressure gauges
  • Steel rules
  • Precision files
  • X ray inspection equipment
  • Snap gauges
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Brazing hearths
  • Thread gauges
  • Aligning punches
  • Strain gauge balances
  • Prick punches
  • Body harnesses
  • Fluorescent penetrant inspection equipment
  • Theodolites
  • Twist drills
  • Hand snips
  • Alignment squares
  • Shot peening equipment
  • Safety goggles
  • Socket wrenches
  • Aviation snips
  • Annealing ovens
  • Telescopes
  • Gantry mills
  • Personal computers
  • Impact hammers
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Straight chisels
  • Safety lanyards
  • Vixen files
  • Mill files
  • Gamma ray testing equipment
  • Borescopes
  • Go/no-go gauges
  • Protractors
  • Split dies
  • Plug gauges
  • Flat files
  • Offset screwdrivers
  • Welding torches
  • Vibration tables
  • Gas arc welding equipment
  • Bottoming taps
  • Voltmeters
  • Hacksaws
  • Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
  • Soft face hammers
  • Taper taps
  • Scaffolding
  • Mallets
  • Dividers
  • Ultrasonic inspection equipment
  • Hydrasets
  • Vernier calipers
  • Torque wrenches
  • Plug taps
  • Force transducers
  • Depth micrometers
  • Half-round files
  • Allen wrenches
  • Purifying respirators
  • Bore gauges
  • Bench vises
  • Knife files
  • V blocks
  • Riveting tools
  • Dye penetrant inspection equipment