Vocational Programs for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Career

Total Employees	Hourly Wage	Annual Wage
30K	$30.22	$62,860

The role of Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers is to assemble, fit, fasten, and install parts of airplanes, space vehicles, or missiles, such as tails, wings, fuselage, bulkheads, stabilizers, landing gear, rigging and control equipment, or heating and ventilating systems The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,860 and $30 per hour. 3 vocational programs could be taken for the Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 29,810 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers is $15,834. The average length of the programs is 1,116 hours and the average completion time is 14.34 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers Career

The following 3 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	139	$20,421	$1,758	1,401 Hours	15.06 Months
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	100	$9,590	$651	1,358 Hours	12.71 Months
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician	38	$17,490	$553	590 Hours	15.25 Months

Schools offering voational programs for Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

The following 168 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.