Interested in becoming an Aviation Technician?
Learn how from the #1 Top Two-Year Trade School in the country.
Become an Aviation Technician
Aviation technicians provide critical support to the aviation industry. Aircraft mechanics work on turbine engines, metallic structures, composite materials, and other systems that ensure the safety of millions of passengers each year. Avionics technicians diagnose, repair, and maintain the systems designed to keep a plane flying safely and accurately. Aviation technicians are often considered the most skilled and technically capable mechanics.
As a school for aviation maintenance, Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics (°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳) has provided the hands-on skills you need to be successful as an aviation technician since 1929. Graduates have pursued opportunities in aviation maintenance, electronics, and other related fields.
Aviation technicians have dynamic opportunities which include commercial aviation, medical transport, military, space and much more. As an aviation technician, you will be part of a team of technicians who make the aircraft safe for passengers and crew.
°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳’s technology PROGRAMS
UNDERSTANDING THE DEMAND FOR TECHNICIANS…
New Commercial Techs Needed
Boeing Technician Outlook, North America:
(2024-2043)
2023 Median Salary
Aircraft and Avionics Equipment Mechanics and Technicians, Bureau of Labor and Statistics’ Occupational Outlook Handbook
Workforce at or Near Retirement
ATEC 2023 Pipeline Report.
FUTURE TECHNICIANS IN TRAINING
RECENT SCHOOL NEWS
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°ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳’s AVIATION TECHNICIAN CAREER READINESS QUIZ
Discover your social style and skills, as well as the training and roles that fit you best.
You’ll receive a customized report after taking the online quiz.