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Overview
Avionics technicians install, maintain, test and troubleshoot electrical and electronic equipment used in aircraft, including control, communication and navigation systems.
In job descriptions, look for aircraft flight control systems, soldering, electrical drawings, CADD tools, protective gear, maintenance routines, fault tracing and installation of electronic components.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
Avionics technician work is usually close to aircraft maintenance or installation. The focus is electrical and electronic equipment on aircraft, with careful reading of drawings, safe handling of components and checks after faults or changes.
Skills and specializations
Useful skills include soldering electronics, reading blueprints, using CADD tools, maintaining electrical equipment, troubleshooting control systems and installing electronic assemblies in transport equipment.
Salary context
Salary context depends on aircraft type, maintenance responsibility, shift or hangar pattern, diagnostic depth, sign-off expectations and whether the role covers installation, repair or design adjustment. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Paths can move from electrical or electronics service work into aircraft-specific maintenance, avionics testing, installation coordination, troubleshooting support or broader electronics mechanics roles.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name the aircraft systems, workshop or hangar setting, drawings, tools and inspection routines. Clear roles separate avionics work from general mechanical aircraft maintenance.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
49-3011.00
O*NET occupation is more specific
The O*NET occupation covers a more specific field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETAvionics Technicians
49-2091.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
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These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
avionics test technician
avionics inspection technician
avionics maintenance technician
avionics installation technician
avionics systems technician
aircraft instrument technician
avionics mechanic
aircraft instrument mechanic
aircraft electronics mechanic
avionics repair technician
aircraft electromechanic technician
avionics diagnostic technician
aircraft electro-mechanic technician
aircraft electrical mechanic
line technician
Occupation group
Electronics mechanics and servicers (7421)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d9ab0f3d-078d-42a7-a502-3e739e0aeff6 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7421.2 |
| ISCO group | 7421 |
| Concept type | Occupation |