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 * No on job training needed
 * Number of jobs in 2010, 142,300
 * Median pay- $53,220 per year.
 * non degree award
 * perform maintenance checks on airplanes and helicopters
 * work fulltime, overtime and weekend work is common.
 * $25.59 per hour.
 * The work can be noisy from loud aircraft engines
 * Aircraft mechanics is projected to grow 6 percent from 2010 to 2020.
 * You have to graduate from [|FAA-Approved Aviation Maintenance Technician School].
 * You must pass 3 types of tests, a written examination, an oral test, a practical test.


 * Examine aircraft frames and parts for defects
 * Airplane mechanics often have to climb, reach, and balance on a plane’s exterior.