Aircraft Maintenance Engineers

Industry Workforce Demographics

Aircraft Maintenance Engineers maintain and

repair aircraft structures, and avionic and mechanical
systems.
This occupation may include associated occupations with varying tasks.
dismantling, inspecting, testing, repairing and reassembling aircraft engines,
ancillary motors and engine accessories, electrical systems, and subassemblies of
aircraft frames
installing electrical circuits and equipment
testing aircraft communication equipment, aircraft instrumentation and electronic
systems using electronic testing equipment and specialised test apparatus
replacing and testing aircraft oxygen system components
assembling parts and subassemblies of aircraft frames
conducting routine pre-flight inspections of engines, aircraft frames and mechanical
systems
maintaining records of action taken
may manufacture aircraft electrical, instrument and radio hardware components

Alternate job titles:

Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Avionics)
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Mechanical)
Aircraft Maintenance Engineer (Structures)
(Source: www.joboutlook.gov.au)

The information in this publication is drawn from a range of sources including:

ABS Labour Force Survey, DEEWR trend data to November 2012 and DEEWR
projections to 2017
ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2012

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Industry Workforce Demographics

Workforce Data Comments

Employment for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers
to November 2017 is expected to grow slightly.

The graph shows the historical and projected

(to 2017) employment levels for this occupation.

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, DEEWR trend data to November

2012 and DEEWR projections to 2017.

The graph shows employment growth (per cent)

over the past five years and two years for this
occupation, compared with all occupations.

Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, DEEWR trend data to November

2012.

The graph shows the share of employment

(per cent) by age group for this occupation,
compared with all occupations.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2012.

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Industry Workforce Demographics

Workforce Data Comments

The graph shows the share of employment
(per cent) for males and females, employed full
and part-time, compared with all occupations.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2012.

The graph shows the State share of

employment (per cent) for this occupation,
compared with all occupations.
Source: ABS Labour Force Survey, annual average 2012.

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