Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are most often employed by the Aircraft & parts manufacturing industry. The average yearly wage for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers was $46,029 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers by wage are Special education teachers, Avionics technicians and Heating, air conditioning, & refrigeration mechanics & installers. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are part of the Production Occupations category, along with Firstline supervisors of production & operating workers; Electrical, electronics, & electromechanical assemblers; Engine & other machine assemblers; Structural metal fabricators & fitters; Miscellaneous assemblers & fabricators; and Bakers.
The top 3 locations that employ the most Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS, Wichita City (Central) PUMA, KS and Wichita (Northwest) & Newton Cities PUMA, KS. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are Wichita City (Central) PUMA, KS, Wichita (South) & Derby Cities PUMA, KS and Lake Stevens & Monroe Cities PUMA, WA.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers and on wages and locations for those in the field. Aircraft & parts manufacturing is the industry that employs the most Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers, by average wage, is Aircraft & parts manufacturing. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are paid most in Fort Worth City (West) PUMA, TX but are relatively concentrated in Wichita City (Central) PUMA, KS.
Demographic information on Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers in the US. The average age of male Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers in the workforce is 49 and of female Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers is 35.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers is White.
Data on higher education choices for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers is Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services but a relatively high number of Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers hold a major in Agriculture.
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers need many skills, but most especially Quality Control Analysis, Reading Comprehension, and Troubleshooting. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Selection, and Repairing.
Projections on wages and job growth for Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The ten-year national workforce is projected to grow 7.4%, but Aircraft structure, surfaces, rigging, & systems assemblers are expected to see a growth of -17.4% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow slower than the national average.