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Aviation Careers
WHAT IS AN AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN?
Video: Nowhere to Go But Up
Have you considered aviation maintenance as a career
choice? If you haven't, you are missing out on an exciting,
challenging, fulfilling, and lucrative lifetime opportunity!
Aviation Maintenance Technicians (AMT's) are at the top
of the ladder when it comes to technical know-how,
problem solving skills, mechanical aptitude and just plain
desire to be a valued professional for one of the thousands
of fine companies that are seeking your employment. Men
and women who perform maintenance on today's fleet of
modern aircraft are not just mechanics anymore, they are
Technicians and they need to be highly trained and willing
to accept the high degree of responsibility that helps make
it a challenging career.
AMT's don't just perform maintenance on one part of an
aircraft such as the hydraulic system, radios or engines.
They work on all aspects of the aircraft (this includes
helicopters and gliders of all sizes and shapes-even blimps
and balloons). Most employers offer competitive wages and
excellent benefits including free transportation to many
parts of the world for you and your family. AMT's are in
high demand!
About 170 technical schools and colleges provide the
training required to become an AMT across the country
-some 150 of those schools are members of ATEC, the
Aviation Technician Education Council. It is likely that one
or more of these training facilities are located near your
hometown. The Federal Aviation Administration regulates
all the training programs in order to insure that all required
subjects are taught to high standards so that students will
be well prepared to enter any segment of the aviation
industry upon graduation.
Depending on which school you choose, the training will
normally require 15 months to 2 years to complete. The
various aviation maintenance schools offer Degrees,
Diplomas or Certificates, but no matter which one you
choose, they all prepare you to successfully pass the
testing that is necessary to earn your federal Airframe &
Powerplant Certificate. This Certificate is important since
thousands of employers require you to have it in order to
work on their multi-million dollar aircraft.
To learn more about this exciting industry, click on the hot
link to view the ATEC video "Nowhere To Go But UP." To
determine whether you would like to pursue a career
maintaining today's modern aircraft, please contact a
school of your choice to find out how to qualify. During
your search you will learn that most schools offer housing,
transportation, financial aid and placement services. All
of the ATEC member schools are listed, and details are
provided, in the ATEC Members portion of this web site.
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