Airplane Mechanic Schools, Salaries, and Job Data

Job Numbers and Growth

There are about 122,000 jobs for airplane mechanics in the US. The unemployment ranking for this career was very low, compared to other occupations. About 3% of employees were without employment in 2008.

Area Job Conditions

Employees are most common in Warner Robins (Georgia), Wichita Falls (Texas), and Wichita (Kansas), and least common in Edison (New Jersey), Rochester (New York), and Akron (Ohio).

Airplane mechanics are paid the most in Louisville (Kentucky), Roanoke (Virginia), and Oakland (California), and the least in Burlington (North Carolina), Visalia (California), and Racine (Wisconsin).

Training and Education

Most workers have a postsecondary vocational award. Approximately 11% of employees have a bachelor's degree. About 57% of airplane mechanics have been to college without getting a degree. About 33% of workers obtain jobs with only a high-school diploma or GED. Recommended schools are shown in the column to the right; request information from them to help you decide which if any could help you with this career.

Part-Time Work and Self-Employment

Among airplane mechanics, 2% work less than full-time.

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Airplane Mechanics Around the Country

In the list below, each metro area is rated for the relative popularity of airplane mechanics compared to other locations (that is, jobs per population). Single or double up or down arrows indicate the relative popularity in that location. Within each state listing, metro areas are sorted by the actual number of jobs for airplane mechanics.

Alabama

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Mobile	$34,000	470
Birmingham	$48,000	360
Montgomery	$46,000	130

Alaska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Anchorage	$58,000	1,030
Fairbanks	$52,000	200

Arizona

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Phoenix	$53,000	1,930
Tucson	$47,000	850
Yuma	$49,000	100
Flagstaff	$42,000	60

Arkansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Little Rock	$47,000	310

California

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Riverside	$51,000	1,080
San Diego	$53,000	860
Bakersfield	$56,000	480
Fresno	$45,000	420
Oakland	$64,000	340
Sacramento	$56,000	320
Santa Ana	$49,000	290
San Jose	$59,000	270
Oxnard	$52,000	200
Stockton	$44,000	100
Yuba City	$53,000	60
Santa Barbara	$56,000	60
Redding	$39,000	60
Hanford	$46,000	40
Visalia	$31,000	30

Colorado

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Denver	$56,000	1,420
Colorado Springs	$46,000	310
Fort Collins	$42,000	60
Greeley	$39,000	30

Connecticut

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New Haven	$53,000	850
Hartford	$49,000	550
Norwich	$55,000	70

Delaware

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wilmington	$55,000	220

District of Columbia

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Washington	$57,000	1,330

Florida

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Miami	$44,000	2,110
Orlando	$52,000	1,000
Fort Lauderdale	$45,000	980
Jacksonville	$49,000	780
West Palm Beach	$51,000	630
Palm Bay	$46,000	410
Fort Walton Beach	$46,000	350
Tampa	$49,000	340
Pensacola	$49,000	270
Sarasota	$49,000	130
Deltona	$41,000	120
Port St Lucie	$41,000	90
Cape Coral	$60,000	60
Tallahassee	$41,000	40

Georgia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Atlanta	$56,000	2,560
Savannah	$48,000	1,160
Warner Robins	$46,000	940
Gainesville	$36,000	40

Hawaii

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Honolulu	$55,000	720

Idaho

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Boise	$41,000	340
Coeur Dalene	$39,000	40

Illinois

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Chicago	$59,000	2,080
Springfield	$55,000	60

Indiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Indianapolis	$62,000	1,000
Fort Wayne	$58,000	130
Gary	$52,000	50

Iowa

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Des Moines	$58,000	110
Waterloo	$37,000	40

Kansas

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Wichita	$52,000	2,710
Topeka	$54,000	120

Kentucky

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Louisville	$83,000	630
Lexington	$56,000	130

Louisiana

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Lafayette	$51,000	470
Shreveport	$48,000	340
Baton Rouge	$49,000	180
Houma	$48,000	180
Lake Charles	$45,000	170

Maine

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$47,000	70
Bangor	$48,000	70

Maryland

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Baltimore	$53,000	570
Hagerstown	$45,000	130

Massachusetts

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Springfield	$55,000	740
Boston	$58,000	700
Barnstable Town	$49,000	90

Michigan

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Detroit	$60,000	710
Warren	$55,000	410
Battle Creek	$47,000	260
Ann Arbor	$51,000	240
Lansing	$56,000	90

Minnesota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Minneapolis	$58,000	1,210

Mississippi

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Gulfport	$46,000	110
Jackson	$44,000	80

Missouri

Location	Median Pay	Workers
St Louis	$53,000	1,570
Kansas City	$51,000	580
Springfield	$42,000	100

Montana

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Great Falls	$49,000	110

Nebraska

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Omaha	$47,000	150

Nevada

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Las Vegas	$56,000	920
Reno	$54,000	170

New Hampshire

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Manchester	$45,000	90
Nashua	$47,000	80

New Jersey

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Newark	$59,000	1,980
Camden	$60,000	210
Edison	$55,000	140
Atlantic City	$58,000	100
Trenton	$58,000	40

New York

Location	Median Pay	Workers
New York	$56,000	2,160
Poughkeepsie	$53,000	240
Buffalo	$57,000	160
Albany	$59,000	120
Syracuse	$59,000	80
Rochester	$52,000	60

North Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charlotte	$53,000	1,060
Raleigh	$52,000	470
Greensboro	$40,000	420
Winston Salem	$46,000	240
Hickory	$43,000	120
Asheville	$40,000	70
Burlington	$32,000	50

North Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Fargo	$42,000	80

Ohio

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Columbus	$48,000	780
Cincinnati	$52,000	480
Cleveland	$45,000	450
Dayton	$49,000	370
Toledo	$53,000	110
Youngstown	$53,000	80
Akron	$52,000	40

Oklahoma

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Tulsa		3,150
Oklahoma City	$47,000	1,670

Oregon

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Portland	$51,000	800
Medford	$45,000	50

Pennsylvania

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Philadelphia	$48,000	1,790
Pittsburgh		800
Johnstown	$44,000	110
Allentown	$41,000	90
Reading	$45,000	40

Rhode Island

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Providence	$46,000	110

South Carolina

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Charleston	$46,000	190
Columbia	$53,000	170
Spartanburg	$40,000	90

South Dakota

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Sioux Falls	$46,000	90

Tennessee

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Clarksville	$48,000	490
Nashville	$48,000	400

Texas

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Fort Worth	$54,000	3,980
San Antonio	$41,000	2,320
Houston	$52,000	1,730
Corpus Christi	$50,000	1,250
Wichita Falls	$44,000	1,060
Austin	$48,000	260
El Paso	$48,000	190
Tyler	$55,000	40
Longview	$46,000	30

Utah

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Ogden	$49,000	990
Salt Lake City	$53,000	600
Provo	$48,000	40

Vermont

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Burlington	$48,000	100

Virginia

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Virginia Beach	$46,000	400
Richmond	$54,000	140
Roanoke	$73,000	40

Washington

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Seattle	$58,000	3,140

Wisconsin

Location	Median Pay	Workers
Milwaukee	$49,000	620
Appleton	$53,000	330
Madison	$49,000	110
Racine	$32,000	40

Wyoming

Location	Median Pay	Workers	Popularity
Cheyenne	$46,000	140

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