Avionics technician
Also called line technician, avionics mechanic, avionics test technician
Avionics technicians install, test, inspect and adjust electrical and electronic equipment, such as navigation, communication and flight control systems in aircrafts and spacecrafts. They carry out maintenance and repair work. They perform functional tests, diagnose problems and take corrective action.
What you'd do
Electronics mechanics and servicers · ILO- Examining and testing machines, instruments, components, control systems and other electronic equipment to identify faults
- Adjusting, repairing and replacing worn and defective parts and wiring, and maintaining machines, equipment and instruments
- Reassembling, test operating and adjusting equipment
- Installing electronic instruments and control systems
- Coordinating work with that of engineers, technicians and other maintenance personnel
- Interpreting test data to diagnose malfunctions and systemic performance problems
- Installing, adjusting, repairing or replacing electrical and electronic components, assemblies and systems using hand tools, power tools or soldering irons
- Connecting components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters and in-flight refuelling systems
- Keeping records of maintenance and repair work
- Indoors
- A mix of sitting and standing
- Lots of contact with people, mostly with colleagues
- Some freedom to decide
- Usually 40 hours a week
- Deadlines most weeks
- Varied tasks, little repetition
Will there be jobs?
Yes, good prospects11 EU countries are short of electronics mechanics and servicers now, and a typical number of jobs will need filling by 2035.
Solid: measured. Dashed: forecast.
What does it pay?
About averagePay depends a lot on the country: from about €1,200 a month (Bulgaria) to €5,600 (Denmark), before tax.
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Among craft and related trades workers in the EU, women earn 26% less per hour than men. Craft and related trades workers · Eurostat
What do I need to study?
Upper secondary or vocationalUpper secondary or vocational training in electronics and automation is the usual route.
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Will AI change it?
Very littleAI could take on part of some tasks, but none fully.
Average task score 0.25 on a scale from 0 (AI can't do it) to 1 (AI could do it fully).
See the score for each of the 9 tasks
Based on what AI could technically do when assessed in 2025. It is not a forecast for a future year, and not a forecast of job losses. Scores for electronics mechanics and servicers. Source: ILO (2025), adapted (credits).