The Salary of a Senior Aviation Electronics Technician
Aviation electronics technicians or avionics technicians test and repair aircraft and spacecraft electronics systems. Their work is integral to keeping pilots, astronauts and flight passengers safe. The Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates that there were 18,320 avionics technicians in America's workforce in 2010. Salaries for these technicians varied by employer and location. Senior aviation electronics technicians made salaries near the top of the pay scale.
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Pay Scale
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Avionics technicians throughout the United States made an average salary of $52,050 in 2010, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, this salary reflects the salaries earned by those with all levels of experience and not just those working as senior technicians. According to the BLS, the median salary for aviation electronics technicians was $52,320 per year. Senior technicians will generally make more than this median salary. The upper one-fourth of those working in this field made $59,910 or more per year, while the upper 10 percent made more than $67,560 on an annual basis.
Industries
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Aviation electronics technicians can work in a variety of industries and this can have an affect on how much they make. For instance, the BLS indicates that the highest paid technicians worked in the computer systems design and services field, making an average salary of nearly $60,000 per year in 2010. Those employed in the scheduled air transportation field made $56,270, while aerospace products and parts manufacturing technicians brought home $54,270, on average.
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Location
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Location also provides some additional indication of how much avionics technicians can expect to make. The BLS indicates that the highest paid technicians worked in the states of Hawaii, New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts, making average salaries of more than $56,500 per year in 2010. Those employed in Texas made an average of $51,170, while those employed in Georgia brought home an average of $52,030.
Job Outlook
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The job forecast for those working in the aviation electronics technology field appears favorable based on projections made by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2008 to 2018. The bureau indicates that the number of jobs in this field should grow by about 7 percent during this time frame.
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