DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
51-2011 Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Occupational Description:
Assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems.| Percentiles | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| U S | 42,940 | 2,276 | $27.55/hr | $0.77/hr | $15.79/hr | $19.59/hr | $26.44/hr | $35.24/hr | $41.40/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 10,020 | $22.42/hr | 1.5% |
| Tool and Die Makers | 1,840 | $27.62/hr | 0.3% |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 1,830 | $33.67/hr | 3.7% |
| Plating and Coating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 1,010 | $17.84/hr | -0.1% |
| Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians | 1,010 | $15.71/hr | 2.5% |
| Mechanical Door Repairers | 540 | $20.01/hr | 3.0% |
| Electro-Mechanical Technicians | 510 | $27.11/hr | -1.5% |
| Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic | 220 | $15.15/hr | N/A |
| Cutters and Trimmers, Hand | 140 | $14.90/hr | -2.4% |
| Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | N/A | N/A | -1.8% |
Tasks for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Installs units, parts, equipment, and components in structural assembly, according to blueprints and specifications, using hand tools and power tools.
- Locates and marks reference points and holes for installation of parts and components, using jigs, templates, and measuring instruments.
- Aligns structural assemblies.
- Positions and aligns subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments, following blueprint lines and index points.
- Inspects and tests installed units, parts, and equipment for fit, performance, and compliance with standards, using measuring instruments and test equipment.
- Cuts, trims, and files parts, and verifies fitting tolerances to prepare for installation.
- Bolts, screws, or rivets accessories to fasten, support, or hang components and subassemblies.
- Drills holes in structure and subassemblies, and attaches brackets, hinges, or clips to secure installation or to fasten subassemblies.
- Aligns, fits, and assembles system components, such as armament, structural, and mechanical components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, and power tools.
- Tests systems and assemblies for functional performance, and adjusts, repairs, or replaces malfunctioning units or parts.
- Installs mechanical linkages and actuators, and verifies tension of cables, using tensiometer.
- Reworks, replaces, realigns, and adjusts parts and assemblies according to specifications.
- Reads and interprets blueprints, illustrations, and specifications to determine layout, sequence of operations, or identity and relationship of parts.
- Measures, drills, files, cuts, bends, and smoothes materials to ensure fit and clearance of parts.
- Cleans, oils, assembles, and attaches system components to aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, and measuring instruments.
- Examines parts for defects and for conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
- Lays out location of parts and assemblies, according to specifications.
- Assembles and installs parts, fittings, and assemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, and fasteners.
- Sets up and operates machines and systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, and straighten tubing, according to specifications.
- Swages fittings onto cable, using swaging machine.
- Marks location of cutouts, holes, and trim lines of parts and relationship of parts, using measuring instruments.
- Reads and interprets, blueprints, work orders, data charts, and specifications to determine operations, and type, quantity, dimensions, configuration, and finish of tubing, cable and fittings.
- Selects and installs accessories in swaging machine, using hand tools.
- Tests tubing and cable assemblies for defects, using pressure testing equipment and proofloading machines.
- Marks identifying information on tubing or cable assemblies, using electro-chemical etching device, label, rubber stamp, or other methods.
- Cleans, lubricates, and coats tubing and cable assemblies.
- Verifies dimensions of cable assembly and position of fittings, using measuring instruments, and repairs and reworks defective assemblies.
- Fabricates cable templates.
- Forms loops or splices in cables, using clamps and fittings, or reweaves cable strands.
- Welds tubing and fittings, and solders cable ends, using tack-welder, induction brazing chamber, or other equipment.
- Assembles and attaches fittings onto cable and tubing components, using hand tools.
- Measures, cuts, and inspects cable and tubing, using master template, measuring instruments, and cable cutter or saw.
