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Also called aircraft avionics technician, aircraft engine technician, aircraft maintenance technician and AMT.
$79,870
Median pay a year
138,090
People do this work
6
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Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
Summary
Aircraft mechanic diagnosing, adjusting, and repairing engines and assemblies, including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, while maintaining logs and ensuring compliance with maintenance standards
Experience
Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Inspected completed work to certify that maintenance met standards and that aircraft were ready for operation
Maintained repair logs, documenting all preventive and corrective aircraft maintenance
Examined and inspected aircraft components, including landing gear and hydraulic systems, to locate problems
Conducted routine and special inspections as required by regulations
Replaced or repaired worn, defective, or damaged components, using hand tools and testing equipment
Tested operation of engines and other systems, using test equipment such as ignition analyzers and compression checkers
Read and interpreted maintenance manuals and service bulletins to determine repair methods
Skills
Core Skills
Inspecting vehicle components, Repairing mechanical parts, Interpreting blueprints, Inspecting vehicle structures, Removing parts from equipment, Servicing vehicles, Reading work orders or descriptions, Reading needed technical information, Observing equipment in operation, Driver's license
Hands-On Work
Cleaning equipment
Education
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Inspected completed work for maintenance standardsRead and interpreted maintenance manuals and specificationsMaintained repair logs for aircraft maintenanceExamined aircraft components for defects and issuesConducted routine and special inspections as requiredReplaced or repaired defective aircraft components
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Inspected completed work to ensure compliance with maintenance standards and safety regulations
Maintained detailed repair logs documenting all preventive and corrective maintenance performed on aircraft
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Inspected completed work to ensure compliance with maintenance standards and safety regulations, leading to fewer issues reported after inspections
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Fewer issues reported after inspectionsIncreased safety ratings for aircraftFaster turnaround times for maintenance
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Maintained detailed repair logs documenting all preventive and corrective maintenance performed on aircraft
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Daily for each aircraft servicedWeekly for all aircraft in the fleet
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Inspecting vehicle components
Cleaning equipment
Repairing mechanical parts
Interpreting blueprints
Inspecting vehicle structures
Removing parts from equipment
Servicing vehicles
Reading work orders or descriptions
Reading needed technical information
Observing equipment in operation
Testing fluids
Inspecting completed work
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What an Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician does
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Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
What it pays
How much does an Aircraft Mechanic and Service Technician make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$62,630
Median
$79,870
75th percentile
$99,130
About 138,090 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$77,620
$91,150
$104,810
AL
$67,190
$82,260
$94,970
AR
$51,210
$65,420
$76,400
AZ
$60,370
$75,300
$86,990
CA
$68,390
$86,100
$99,650
CO
$75,270
$82,080
$103,300
CT
$78,010
$96,830
$118,710
DE
$74,610
$83,550
$99,900
FL
$59,660
$76,940
$97,430
GA
$58,870
$75,640
$98,300
HI
$78,830
$90,830
$104,470
IA
$43,720
$69,890
$80,510
ID
$48,810
$61,250
$81,830
IL
$57,720
$81,680
$126,500
IN
$50,810
$63,400
$77,670
KS
$63,680
$80,270
$82,720
KY
$61,420
$67,920
$94,920
LA
$65,190
$79,780
$91,020
MA
$82,930
$93,040
$99,290
MD
$77,280
$100,500
$103,900
ME
$61,350
$67,890
$82,780
MI
$59,990
$74,900
$82,230
MN
$63,530
$81,980
$131,840
MO
$59,900
$71,470
$81,110
MS
$60,010
$74,880
$84,370
MT
$59,150
$64,170
$82,240
NC
$62,720
$76,980
$93,670
ND
$62,440
$77,740
$87,210
NE
$52,800
$64,020
$75,440
NH
$69,200
$79,610
$91,620
NJ
$82,670
$105,370
$130,960
NM
$73,390
$84,440
$96,740
NV
$77,850
$94,890
$103,470
NY
$78,380
$102,800
$240,310
OH
$66,140
$80,570
$97,540
OK
$61,130
$74,390
$107,700
OR
$66,530
$82,850
$97,740
PA
$64,890
$78,000
$101,260
PR
$24,970
$45,100
$74,960
RI
$49,740
$70,720
$87,820
SC
$59,360
$75,160
$81,980
SD
$63,900
$75,750
$83,080
TN
$60,420
$81,040
$95,140
TX
$69,130
$84,440
$99,490
UT
$60,510
$70,160
$80,390
VA
$74,700
$82,200
$96,520
VT
$62,550
$76,370
$86,930
WA
$75,280
$98,980
$107,370
WI
$57,780
$73,930
$85,060
WV
$35,370
$45,470
$70,950
WY
$46,390
$56,680
$72,950
Other names
Other names for this job
aircraft avionics technician, aircraft engine technician, aircraft maintenance technician, AMT, aircraft service technician, aircraft technician, airframe and powerplant technician, airframe technician, airplane technician, aviation maintenance technician, ground support equipment technician, A and P mechanic.
More names for this work
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This page is about the occupation Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.