AI Career Radar

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

AI exposure30 / 100Low 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 automation7
Freedom to set tasks78
Repeating the same tasks68
$79,870Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+5.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
73Skill 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
75
Monitoring
63
66
Active Listening
63
63
Judgment and Decision Making
63
63
Speaking
63
56
Complex Problem Solving
62
72
Active Learning
62
53
Coordination
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
78
Time Management
61
50
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
50
Social Perceptiveness
60
47
Instructing
58
47
Learning Strategies
58
44
Systems Analysis
57
56
Systems Evaluation
56
56
Service Orientation
56
44
Persuasion
54
44
Mathematics
53
47
Science
52
35
Negotiation
52
28
Management of Personnel Resources
50
41
Operations Analysis
49
28
Installation
48
44
Equipment Maintenance
47
97
Troubleshooting
47
88
Quality Control Analysis
47
69
Equipment Selection
47
60
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Repairing
46
97
Operations Monitoring
46
81
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
69

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.

88/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
7%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Speaking, Active Listening, Systems Analysis

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

Skills to build: Active Learning, Speaking, Active Listening, Monitoring

81/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
2%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Coordination

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Aircraft Mechanics and Service 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.