Avionics Maintenance Technology
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Add ComparisonThe locations with the highest concentration of Avionics Maintenance Technology degree recipients are San Antonio, TX, Lansing, MI, and Everett, WA. The locations with a relatively high number of Avionics Maintenance Technology degree recipients are Broomfield, CO, West Mifflin, PA, and Everett, WA. The most common degree awarded to students studying Avionics Maintenance Technology is a associates degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Avionics Maintenance Technology and the types of students that study this field. Hallmark University (225201) awards the most degrees in Avionics Maintenance Technology in the US, but Hallmark University (225201) and North Central Institute have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology.
Tuition costs for Avionics Maintenance Technology majors are, on average, $5,040 for in-state public colleges, and $4,920 for out of state private colleges.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Avionics Maintenance Technology programs are Public, 2-year institutions (31 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 2-year (388 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology, is Public, 2-year (388 completions).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Avionics Maintenance Technology programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
Hallmark University (225201) has the most Avionics Maintenance Technology degree recipients, with 99 degrees awarded in 2020.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology.
Out of all institutions that offer Avionics Maintenance Technology programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Hallmark University (225201) has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology, with 32.7%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Avionics Maintenance Technology.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Mechanical Technologies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $73,212 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Automotive service technicians & mechanics.
The industry that employs the most Mechanical Technologies majors is Construction, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Couriers & messengers.
The average salary for Mechanical Technologies majors is $73,212 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Automotive service technicians & mechanics.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Mechanical Technologies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Mechanical Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Other managers, Welding, soldering, & brazing workers, and Automotive service technicians & mechanics.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Mechanical Technologies majors working as Miscellaneous woodworkers, including model makers & patternmakers, Materials engineers, and Jewelers & precious stone & metal workers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Mechanical Technologies majors are Project management specialists, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, and Software developers.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.3%, from 19,661 in 2019 to 20,113 in 2020.
The largest single share of Mechanical Technologies graduates go on to work as Other managers (5.34%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Mechanical Technologies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Mechanical Technologies majors, by number of employees, are Construction, Automotive repair & maintenance, and Motor vehicles & motor vehicle equipment manufacturing.
The highest paying industries of Mechanical Technologies majors, by average wage, are Couriers & messengers, Electric lighting & electrical equipment manufacturing, & other electrical component manufacturing, n.e.c., and Electric power generation, transmission & distribution.
The number of Mechanical Technologies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.3%, from 19,661 in 2019 to 20,113 in 2020.
The industry which employs the most Mechanical Technologies graduates by share is Construction, followed by Automotive repair & maintenance. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Mechanical Technologies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Mechanical Technologies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Mechanical Technologies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Mechanical Technologies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Mechanical Technologies is 42.6.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Associates Degree. Male employees are more likely to hold Mechanical Technologies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Mechanical Technologies (337 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Mechanical Technologies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 26 and 41 years old, which represent 3.83% and 3.62% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Avionics Maintenance Technology are Associates Degree, 1 to 2 Year Postsecondary Certificate, and Bachelors Degree.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Mechanical Technologies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Avionics Maintenance Technology.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Avionics Maintenance Technology for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Associates Degree recipients in Avionics Maintenance Technology. White Male students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Ukraine that hold Mechanical Technologies degrees (4.12 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (734 degree recipients).
Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Avionics Maintenance Technology field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Avionics Maintenance Technology majors need many skills, but most especially Critical Thinking. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Avionics Maintenance Technology majors need more than the average amount of Installation, Equipment Maintenance, and Repairing.
These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Avionics Maintenance Technology majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Installation is very distinctive for majors, but the Critical Thinking, Reading Comprehension, and Active Listening are the three most important skills for people in the field.