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Avionics Technicians

SOC 49-2091.00

Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.

Zone 3 Installation, Maintenance, and Repair

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Equipment Maintenance

3.9

Troubleshooting

3.9

Repairing

3.9

Critical Thinking

3.8

Operation Monitoring

3.8

Quality Control Analysis

3.8

Complex Problem Solving

3.5

Active Listening

3.4

Knowledge Areas 8

Computers and Electronics

4.4

Mechanical

4.2

English Language

4.2

Engineering and Technology

3.8

Customer and Personal Service

3.5

Telecommunications

3.4

Design

3.4

Mathematics

3.4

Key Tasks

1Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.

2Keep records of maintenance and repair work.

3Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.

4Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.

5Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.

Also Known As

Aircraft Armament Mechanic Aircraft Electrical Systems Specialist Aircraft Electrician Aircraft Instrument Mechanic Aircraft Technician Airplane Electrical Repairer Airplane Electrician Airplane Technician Armament Mechanic Armament Repairer