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Summary Job Description | Tasks | |||
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles. | Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems. | |||
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Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters. | ||||
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Keep records of maintenance and repair work. | ||||
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Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel. | ||||
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Interpret flight test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems. | ||||
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Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons. | ||||
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Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons. | ||||
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Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons. | ||||
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Assemble components such as switches, electrical controls, and junction boxes, using hand tools or soldering irons. | ||||
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Fabricate parts and test aids as required. | ||||
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Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams. | ||||
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Assemble prototypes or models of circuits, instruments, and systems for use in testing. | ||||
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Operate computer-aided drafting and design applications to design avionics system modifications. | ||||
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CompGeo Salary Survey Benchmark Job Summary and Competencies
Avionics Technician
The Benchmark Job Description below represents the specific Position Characteristics of the job used in the Salary Survey. Benchmark Job Descriptions should be inspected carefully to review the degree of matching between an organizations' Job and the Salary Survey Benchmark. Matching internal Jobs to Salary Survey Benchmark Jobs should not be done on Job Title alone. A thorough comparison of Salary Survey Benchmark to Internal Job Descriptions is recommended. A good overlap should exist on any comparisons used on critical Job Dimensions and Competencies.- Job Description
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Important Knowledge Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Computers and Electronics | Knowledge of circuit boards, processors, chips, electronic equipment, and computer hardware and software, including applications and programming. | |||
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Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. | |||
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Customer and Personal Service | Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction. | |||
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Engineering and Technology | Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services. | |||
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Production and Processing | Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control, costs, and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods. | |||
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Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. | |||
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Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. | |||
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Important Skill Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Repairing | Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. | |||
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Equipment Maintenance | Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. | |||
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Troubleshooting | Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. | |||
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Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. | |||
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Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. | |||
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Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. | |||
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Operation Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. | |||
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Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. | |||
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Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. | |||
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Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. | |||
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Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. | |||
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Reading Comprehension | Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents. | |||
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Equipment Selection | Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job. | |||
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Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. | |||
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Writing | Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience. | |||
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Social Perceptiveness | Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do. | |||
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Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. | |||
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Systems Analysis | Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes. | |||
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Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. | |||
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Instructing | Teaching others how to do something. | |||
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Persuasion | Persuading others to change their minds or behavior. | |||
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Service Orientation | Actively looking for ways to help people. | |||
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Systems Evaluation | Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system. | |||
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Important Ability Competencies | Competency Description | |||
Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. | |||
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Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. | |||
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Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. | |||
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Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. | |||
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Written Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand. | |||
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Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. | |||
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Inductive Reasoning | The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events). | |||
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Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). | |||
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Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. | |||
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Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). | |||
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Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. | |||
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Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. | |||
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Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. | |||
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Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. | |||
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Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. | |||
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Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. | |||
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Flexibility of Closure | The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material. | |||
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Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. | |||
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Visual Color Discrimination | The ability to match or detect differences between colors, including shades of color and brightness. | |||
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Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. | |||
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Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. | |||
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Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. | |||
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Tools/Technology Example | Product Category | |||
Avionics system testing software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Computer diagnostic software | Analytical or scientific software | |||
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Data entry software | Data base user interface and query software | |||
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Maintenance record software | Facilities management software | |||
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Spreadsheet software | Spreadsheet software | |||
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Word processing software | Word processing software | |||
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Adjustable wrenches | Adjustable wrenches | |||
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Alignment tools | Alignment jig | |||
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Allen wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Audio power meters | Power meters | |||
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Ball peen hammers | Hammers | |||
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Center punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Circuit testers | Circuit tester | |||
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Cold chisels | Cold chisels | |||
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Combination wrenches | Combination wrenches | |||
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Component test sets | Integrated circuit testers | |||
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Crescent wrenches | Open end wrenches | |||
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Data bus readers | Protocol analyzers | |||
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Desktop computers | Desktop computers | |||
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Diagonal cutting pliers | Diagonal cut pliers | |||
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Digital multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Digital oscilloscopes | Oscilloscopes | |||
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Duck bill pliers | Flat nose pliers | |||
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Electrical current meters | Voltage or current meters | |||
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End cut pliers | End cut pliers | |||
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Frequency counters | Frequency counters or timer or dividers | |||
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Grounding equipment | Grounding hardware | |||
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Hacksaws | Saws | |||
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Hex wrenches | Hex keys | |||
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Inspection mirrors | Gauges or inspection fixtures | |||
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Laboratory binocular microscopes | Binocular light compound microscopes | |||
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Ladders | Ladders | |||
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Laptop computers | Notebook computers | |||
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Longnose pliers | Longnose pliers | |||
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Magnifiers | Magnifiers | |||
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Megohmmeters | Megohmmeters | |||
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Microwave power meters | Power meters | |||
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Multimeters | Multimeters | |||
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Needlenose pliers | Needlenose pliers | |||
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Nut drivers | Nut drivers | |||
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Ohmmeters | Ohmmeters | |||
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Personal computers | Personal computers | |||
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Phillips head screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Pin punches | Punches or nail sets or drifts | |||
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Power drills | Power drills | |||
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Power lifts | Lifts | |||
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Programmable function generators | Signal generators | |||
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Protective ear muffs | Ear muffs | |||
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Radio frequency RF wattmeters | Wattmeters | |||
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Resistance bridges | Calibrated resistance measuring equipment | |||
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Respirators | Respirators | |||
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Riveting tools | Rivet tools | |||
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Safety goggles | Goggles | |||
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Signal generators | Signal generators | |||
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Signal simulators | Frequency calibrator or simulator | |||
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Slip joint pliers | Slip or groove joint pliers | |||
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Socket wrench sets | Socket sets | |||
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Socket wrenches | Sockets | |||
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Soft face hammers | Hammers | |||
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Soldering irons | Soldering irons or guns | |||
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Spectrum analyzers | Frequency analyzers | |||
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Steel rules | Rulers | |||
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Straight screwdrivers | Screwdrivers | |||
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Tension gauges | Tension testers | |||
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Time delay reflectometers TDR | Reflectometers | |||
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Torque wrenches | Torque wrenches | |||
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Tweezers | Tweezers | |||
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Utility knives | Utility knives | |||
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Vernier calipers | Calipers | |||
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Volt-ohm meters VOM | Ohmmeters | |||
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Voltmeters | Voltage or current meters | |||
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Wire crimpers | Wire lug crimping tool | |||
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Wire strippers | Stripping tools | |||
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Prerequisite Qualification Category | Education and Experience Level | |||
Required Level of Education | Associate's Degree (or other 2-year degree) | |||
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On-Site or In-Plant Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years | |||
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On-the-Job Training | Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months | |||
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Related Work Experience | Over 6 years, up to and including 8 years | |||
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Alternate Job Title(s) | |||
Aircraft Armament Mechanic | |||
Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist | |||
Aircraft Electrician | |||
Aircraft Instrument Mechanic | |||
Airplane Electrical Repairer | |||
Airplane Electrician | |||
Airplane Technician | |||
Armament Mechanic | |||
Automatic Pilot Mechanic | |||
Aviation Electrical Technician | |||
Aviation Electrician | |||
Aviation Electronics Technician | |||
Aviation Maintenance Technician | |||
Avionics Electrical Technician (AET) | |||
Avionics Electronics Technician | |||
Avionics Installer | |||
Avionics Manager | |||
Avionics Systems Integration Specialist | |||
Avionics Technician | |||
Avionics Tester | |||
Electrical Installer | |||
Electrical and Radio Aircraft Mechanic | |||
Electrical and Radio Mechanic | |||
In Flight Refueling System Repairer | |||
In-Flight Refueling System Repairer | |||
Instrument Specialist | |||
Instrument Tester | |||
Missile Facilities Repairer | |||
Mobile Electronics Installer | |||
Wirer | |||
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