Details Report for:
51-2011.00 - Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
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.
Sample of reported job titles: A&P Technician (Airframe and Powerplant Technician), Aircraft Line Assembler, Assembler, Assembly Riveter, Helicopter Technician, Sheet Metal Assembler and Riveter (SMAR), Sheet Metal Mechanic, Structures Mechanic, Structures Technician
Tasks | Technology Skills | Tools Used | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Detailed Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Credentials | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
Tasks Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Technology Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Data base user interface and query software — Data entry software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Industrial control software — Electrical power management system software
- Office suite software — Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software — Microsoft Word
Hot Technology — a technology requirement frequently included in employer job postings.
Tools Used Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Bearing fitting tool kits — Bearing installation tools
- Box end wrenches — Ratcheting box wrenches
- Calipers — Dial calipers
- Deburring tool — Burring tools
- Desktop computers
- Ear muffs — Protective ear muffs
- Ear plugs — Protective ear plugs
- Guide jig — Material guiding jigs; Trunnion centering tools
- Hand clamps
- Hand reamer — Line reamers
- Height gauges — Pin protrusion gauges
- Hoists — Power hoists
- Hydraulic press brake — Metal bending equipment
- Metal markers or holders — Electrochemical etching devices
- Micrometers
- Mill saw file — Single-cut mill saw files
- Milling machines
- Nut drivers — Nut wrenches
- Offset screw driver — Offset screwdrivers
- Pick or place robots — Assembly robots
- Pipe bending mandrel — Pipe bending mandrels
- Pneumatic drill — Pneumatic drills
- Positioning jig — First assembly jigs
- Power drills
- Power flaring tool — Flaring tools
- Power riveter — Rivet guns
- Power saws
- Power screwguns
- Protective gloves — Anti-vibration gloves; Safety gloves
- Ratchets
- Rivet tools — Alligator jaw compression riveters; Autoriveters; Metal bucking bars; Recoilless rivet hammers (see all 6 examples)
- Rolling press — Beading tools
- Safety glasses
- Screwdrivers — Straight screwdrivers
- Sealant adhesive robots — Adhesive application robots
- Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine — Arc welding equipment
- Soldering iron — Soldering irons
- Spanner wrenches
- Specialty wrenches — Case wrenches; Gear shaft wrenches; Input wrenches; Spline key wrenches (see all 6 examples)
- Spot welding machine — Spot welding equipment; Tack welding equipment
- Swaging tools — Bearing staking tools
- Taper pin reamer — Precision tapered reamers
- Templates — Drafting templates; Mylar index templates; Setup templates
- Tensiometers
- Thickness measuring devices — Thickness gauges
- Torque wrenches — Fuel control wrenches; Torque drivers; Trunnion wrenches
- Track cranes — Overhead cranes
- Tube end finisher — Tube crimping tools
- Ultrasonic examination equipment — Ultrasonic inspection equipment
- Welder torch — Brazing equipment
- Welding masks — Welding hoods
- Welding robots
- Wire or cable cutter — Cable cutters
Knowledge Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Skills Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Abilities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Detailed Work Activities Save Table (XLS/CSV)
- Assemble metal or plastic parts or products.
- Assemble metal structures.
- Review blueprints or other instructions to determine operational methods or sequences.
- Cut industrial materials in preparation for fabrication or processing.
- Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
- Inspect installed components or assemblies.
- Repair parts or assemblies.
- Replace worn equipment components.
- Reshape metal workpieces to established specifications.
- Trim excess material from workpieces.
- Operate metal or plastic forming equipment.
- Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
- Clean workpieces or finished products.
- Assemble electrical or electronic equipment.
- Apply lubricants or coolants to workpieces.
- Install mechanical components in production equipment.
- Signal others to coordinate work activities.
- Operate cutting equipment.
- Connect supply lines to production equipment or tools.
- Assemble electromechanical or hydraulic systems.
- Mount attachments or tools onto production equipment.
- Mark products, workpieces, or equipment with identifying information.
- Measure dimensions of completed products or workpieces to verify conformance to specifications.
- Operate welding equipment.
- Solder parts or workpieces.
- Sort recyclable materials.
- Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
Find occupations related to multiple detailed work activities
Work Context Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Job Zone Save Table (XLS/CSV)
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
Education
Interests Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. ![]() |
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Work Styles Save Table (XLS/CSV)
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Related Occupations Save Table (XLS/CSV)
49-3021.00 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
49-3043.00 | Rail Car Repairers |
49-9045.00 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons |
51-2031.00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
51-4023.00 | Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4033.00 | Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-4081.00 | Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic |
51-9012.00 | Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9041.00 | Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders |
51-9195.00 | Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2019) | $26.06 hourly, $54,210 annual |
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Employment (2019) | 43,900 employees |
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Projected job openings (2019-2029) | 2,600 |
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Top industries (2019) | Manufacturing (89% employed in this sector)
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2019 wage data
and 2019-2029 employment projections
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"Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2019-2029). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
Sources of Additional Information
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