Occupational Employment Statistics
49-2091 Avionics Technicians
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
Minnesota
| 60 | 11 | $27.78/hr | $13.35/hr | $17.99/hr | $29.01/hr | $33.92/hr | $42.02/hr |
Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 50 | $28.99/hr |
Education and Health Services | N/A | N/A |
Public Administration | 10 | $32.70/hr |
- Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.
- Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel.
- Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
- Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams.
- Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.