Becoming An Airplane Mechanic in Quad Cities, Iowa

United States

Iowa

Quad Cities

Overview

An A&E mechanic is responsible for ensuring that airplanes get regular maintenance and that any problems are fixed correctly. Mechanics may work on different parts of an aircraft, such as the engine, landing gear, brakes and pumps. A mechanic may work with special instruments designed specifically for aircraft maintenance.

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Tools of the Trade

Multimeter

Socket Set

Inspection Mirror

Safety Wire Pliers

Torque Wrench

Vibration Meter

What Airplane Mechanics Love About Their Trade

New challenges every day.

Using big cool tools.

Not client facing.

Characteristics

High Paying

Work Indoors

Not Customer Facing

Variety of Tools

Not Hard on Body

Highly Technical

Solo or Small Teams

Outlook

Demand Forecast

High

We fly in this country.

Advancement Potential

High

Are able to work up within their small teams.

Optionality Potential

High

Can easily transition into other mechanical fields.

Reviews
(81)

Alex H

This trade has been the best things that ever happened to me. I was a kid who like working on engines and making things go fast, and A&P mechanic let me turn that passion into a great paying career. Lots of new challenges to keep things fresh, and fulfilling work.

Jarrad H

Being an A&P mechanic was a perfect career for me because I relly enjoy coming in each day and solving new problems within these systems that I have mastered. Getting an engine flight ready is the ultimate testament to the quality of your work. Great money too!

Thomas L

People are always going to fly--more and more every year it seems. This job has stability and there's tremendous pride in knowing that your work and attention to detail is going to get people where they need to go safely. After all this time, I still marvel at how cool it is to build machines that fly.

$96,360

/ year *

Estimated Salary

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Becoming An Airplane Mechanic in Quad Cities, Iowa

Overview

Tools of the Trade

What Airplane Mechanics Love About Their Trade

Characteristics

Outlook

Reviews (81)

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