AI Career Radar

Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

AI exposure36 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation20
Freedom to set tasks67
Repeating the same tasks59
$82,890Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+11.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (much faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
67Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
72
Active Listening
63
66
Speaking
63
66
Judgment and Decision Making
63
56
Monitoring
63
53
Complex Problem Solving
62
63
Active Learning
62
50
Coordination
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
69
Time Management
61
53
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
53
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
50
Systems Evaluation
56
50
Service Orientation
56
41
Persuasion
54
41
Mathematics
53
50
Science
52
53
Negotiation
52
38
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
44
Installation
48
28
Quality Control Analysis
47
69
Troubleshooting
47
56
Equipment Maintenance
47
47
Equipment Selection
47
41
Technology Design
47
28
Management of Financial Resources
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Operations Monitoring
46
69
Repairing
46
50
Programming
45
28
Operation and Control
43
50

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

91/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Active Learning, Writing

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
6%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Systems Analysis, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Active Learning, Service Orientation, Judgment and Decision Making

83/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
17%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Writing, Active Learning

#6Computer Hardware EngineersArchitecture & Engineering
81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$161,740
10-yr growth
+9.1%
Skill gap
10%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Active Learning, Operations Analysis, Judgment and Decision Making

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.