How to hire avionics technicians
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[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons. • Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons. • Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel. • Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons. • Keep records of maintenance and repair work. • Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams. • Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems. • Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Postsecondary nondegree award] • Strong critical thinking, active listening, speaking, reading comprehension, writing and monitoring skills • Working knowledge of computers and electronics, mechanical, English Language and engineering and technology • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $39.56 an hour ($82,280 a year). [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for avionics technicians
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Describe a decision at work where the obvious answer was wrong. How did you work out the better choice?
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What avionics technicians do
- Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
- Connect components to assemblies such as radio systems, instruments, magnetos, inverters, and in-flight refueling systems, using hand tools and soldering irons.
- Coordinate work with that of engineers, technicians, and other aircraft maintenance personnel.
- Install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering irons.
- Keep records of maintenance and repair work.
- Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams.
- Set up and operate ground support and test equipment to perform functional flight tests of electrical and electronic systems.
- Test and troubleshoot instruments, components, and assemblies, using circuit testers, oscilloscopes, or voltmeters.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for avionics technicians
- Typical education to start: Postsecondary nondegree award (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 1 to 2 years (O*NET)
- Job outlook: +9.4% over ten years, much faster than average · about 1,700 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay avionics technicians
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Alabama | $95,920 |
| California | $92,480 |
| Washington | $91,380 |
| Florida | $83,800 |
| Texas | $81,950 |
See avionics technicians pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.