Air & Space Operations Technology
Stem Major
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of Air & Space Operations Technology degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Daytona Beach, FL, and Nampa, ID. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of Air & Space Operations Technology degree recipients are Sierra Vista, AZ, Daytona Beach, FL, and Nampa, ID. The most common degree awarded to students studying Air & Space Operations Technology is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Air & Space Operations Technology and the types of students that study this field. Cochise County Community College District awards the most degrees in Air & Space Operations Technology in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology, followed by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach.
Tuition costs for Air & Space Operations Technology majors are, on average, $41,201 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Air & Space Operations Technology programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (2 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (112 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology, is Public, 2-year (112 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Air & Space Operations Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Cochise County Community College District has the most Air & Space Operations Technology degree recipients, with 109 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Air & Space Operations Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Cochise County Community College District has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology, with 5.58%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Air & Space Operations Technology.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Applied Sciences in the United States.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Applied Sciences degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Applied Sciences (90 students).
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Air & Space Operations Technology are Associates Degree, Bachelors Degree, and 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 4 institutions that graduate the most students in Air & Space Operations Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Air & Space Operations Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Air & Space Operations Technology.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Air & Space Operations Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Air & Space Operations Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Air & Space Operations Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Equipment Selection, Troubleshooting, Operation and Control, Operation Monitoring, Quality Control Analysis, Programming, Technology Design, Science, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, Operations Analysis, Mathematics, Systems Evaluation, Systems Analysis, Critical Thinking, Complex Problem Solving, Time Management, Persuasion, Coordination, Negotiation, Active Listening, Management of Personnel Resources, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making, Social Perceptiveness, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Speaking, Active Learning, Writing, Learning Strategies, and Instructing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Air & Space Operations Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Quality Control Analysis, Operation Monitoring, Complex Problem Solving, Science, Speaking, Judgment and Decision Making, Troubleshooting, Time Management, Writing, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Mathematics, Active Learning, Repairing, Social Perceptiveness, Operation and Control, Learning Strategies, Coordination, Instructing, Operations Analysis, Persuasion, Service Orientation, Negotiation, Management of Personnel Resources, Equipment Selection, Installation, Programming, Management of Financial Resources, Management of Material Resources, and Technology Design are the three most important skills for people in the field.
