The 2025 Boeing Technician Outlook: A Closer Look

Boeing's updated 20-year forecast sees demand for 710,000 new technicians globally through 2044, including 123,000 in North America. The global figure is a slight decline from 2024, while the North America figure remains unchanged.

The figures are derived from Boeing's Commercial Market Outlook, which projects 20-year global fleet demand for commercial aircraft certified at least 30 seats. That forecast sees China and the Eurasia region as adding the most aircraft, with 9,000 and 8,910, respectively. Technician demand follows this, with China needing 131,000 and Eurasia 165,000, respectively.

North America's annual fleet growth is projected to be just 1.3%, which reflects its maturity as a market. Despite the slow growth, it will still have the second-largest fleet among all world regions in 2044, with 10,475 total aircraft, Boeing projects, trailing only Eurasia (10,680).

Boeing's outlook flags familiar issues, including imminent retirements, as workforce development threats. It also emphasizes the importance of industry-wide outreach and technology advancement efforts to ensure steady flow into the pipeline.

"Educational outreach efforts will be necessary to attract new talent, and knowledge transfer to junior workers will remain essential to conserve critical expertise and specialized skills," Boeing says. "The long-term outlook for learning modernization is positive, as schools and industry providers adapt to attract a new generation of students."

As has been the case since 2021, Boeing's personnel outlook factors in only commercial aviation. Demand for business aviation, civil helicopters, or urban air mobility is not considered.

Boeing's latest fleet and personnel forecasts can be found here:

https://cmo.boeing.com/