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Industries / Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing |
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Significant Points |
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Industry Description |
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This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in one or more of the following: (1) manufacturing complete aircraft, missiles, or space vehicles; (2) manufacturing aerospace engines, propulsion units, auxiliary equipment or parts; (3) developing and making prototypes of aerospace products; (4) aircraft conversion (i.e., major modifications to systems); and (5) complete aircraft or propulsion systems overhaul and rebuilding (i.e., periodic restoration of aircraft to original design specifications). |
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Industry Video |
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Industry Subsectors |
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Top Ten Careers |
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U.S. National Figures. |
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Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing |
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
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38,560 |
Industrial Engineers
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23,810 |
Aerospace Engineers
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22,720 |
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
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21,570 |
Software Developers, Systems Software
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17,810 |
Machinists
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17,340 |
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
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16,570 |
Mechanical Engineers
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13,660 |
Computer-Controlled Machine Tool Operators, Metal and Plastic
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10,790 |
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks
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10,370 |
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Interesting Fact |
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Thomas Edison not only invented electric light, he also invented wax paper, the phonograph (and record), the radio vacuum tube, the motion picture camera, an electronic voting machine and dozens more! |
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