Employment Percentage: 
9.4572368421053
SOC ID: 
53-6051
SOC Title: 
Transportation Inspectors
ONET ID: 
53-6051.01
ONET Concat ID: 
53605101
Median Salary: 
75053.6
Ed Level High School: 
19.49
Ed Level Certificate: 
61.380001
Ed Level Some College: 
1.55
Ed Level Associates: 
17.57
Ed Level Bachelors: 
0
Ed Level Masters: 
0
Ed Level Doctor: 
0
Typical Ed Level: 
a certificate
Description: 

Inspect aircraft, maintenance procedures, air navigational aids, air traffic controls, and communications equipment to ensure conformance with Federal safety regulations.

Core Tasks: 

<ul><li>Inspect work of aircraft mechanics performing maintenance, modification, or repair and overhaul of aircraft and aircraft mechanical systems to ensure adherence to standards and procedures.</li><li>Examine aircraft access plates and doors for security.</li><li>Examine landing gear, tires, and exteriors of fuselage, wings, and engines for evidence of damage or corrosion and the need for repairs.</li><li>Examine maintenance records and flight logs to determine if service and maintenance checks and overhauls were performed at prescribed intervals.</li><li>Prepare and maintain detailed repair, inspection, investigation, and certification records and reports.</li><li>Inspect new, repaired, or modified aircraft to identify damage or defects and to assess airworthiness and conformance to standards, using checklists, hand tools, and test instruments.</li></ul>

Start Annual Earnings: 
24659.51
Top Annual Earnings: 
129746.92
Title Slug: 
aviation-inspector