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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
49-2091 Avionics Technicians
Install, inspect, test, adjust, or repair avionics equipment, such as radar, radio, navigation, and missile control systems in aircraft or space vehicles.
National estimates for Avionics Technicians
Industry profile for Avionics Technicians
Geographic profile for Avionics Technicians
National estimates for Avionics Technicians:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Avionics Technicians:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 21,390 |
6.7 % |
$ 33.26 |
$ 69,180 |
1.7 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Avionics Technicians:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 20.03 |
$ 26.50 |
$ 32.61 |
$ 40.33 |
$ 48.41 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 41,660 |
$ 55,120 |
$ 67,840 |
$ 83,880 |
$ 100,680 |
Industry profile for Avionics Technicians:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Avionics Technicians are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Avionics Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Avionics Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
8,030 |
1.53 |
$ 37.22 |
$ 77,420 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
6,180 |
2.98 |
$ 27.53 |
$ 57,260 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,440 |
0.07 |
$ 30.20 |
$ 62,820 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
1,160 |
0.28 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services |
780 |
0.05 |
$ 38.06 |
$ 79,170 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Avionics Technicians:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
6,180 |
2.98 |
$ 27.53 |
$ 57,260 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
8,030 |
1.53 |
$ 37.22 |
$ 77,420 |
| Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance |
380 |
0.37 |
$ 27.84 |
$ 57,920 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing |
1,160 |
0.28 |
$ 32.09 |
$ 66,750 |
| Other Motor Vehicle Dealers |
140 |
0.09 |
$ 34.76 |
$ 72,290 |
Top paying industries for Avionics Technicians:
Geographic profile for Avionics Technicians:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Avionics Technicians are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Avionics Technicians, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Avionics Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
3,730 |
1.17 |
7.59 |
$ 41.59 |
$ 86,510 |
| Texas |
2,930 |
0.24 |
1.58 |
$ 31.87 |
$ 66,290 |
| Florida |
2,120 |
0.25 |
1.64 |
$ 28.32 |
$ 58,910 |
| California |
1,960 |
0.12 |
0.78 |
$ 36.17 |
$ 75,240 |
| Georgia |
1,190 |
0.28 |
1.79 |
$ 32.08 |
$ 66,730 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Avionics Technicians:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Washington |
3,730 |
1.17 |
7.59 |
$ 41.59 |
$ 86,510 |
| Alabama |
1,060 |
0.56 |
3.61 |
$ 33.60 |
$ 69,880 |
| Kansas |
660 |
0.50 |
3.24 |
$ 30.12 |
$ 62,650 |
| Oklahoma |
630 |
0.41 |
2.64 |
$ 26.43 |
$ 54,980 |
| Georgia |
1,190 |
0.28 |
1.79 |
$ 32.08 |
$ 66,730 |
Top paying states for Avionics Technicians:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Avionics Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,460 |
1.77 |
11.51 |
$ 41.92 |
$ 87,190 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
880 |
0.35 |
2.28 |
$ 25.60 |
$ 53,250 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
690 |
0.12 |
0.77 |
$ 31.83 |
$ 66,210 |
| Wichita, KS |
510 |
1.75 |
11.39 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
490 |
0.19 |
1.21 |
$ 33.77 |
$ 70,250 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
430 |
0.31 |
2.02 |
$ 35.16 |
$ 73,140 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
430 |
0.05 |
0.32 |
$ 36.51 |
$ 75,940 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
420 |
0.20 |
1.29 |
$ 29.37 |
$ 61,090 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.18 |
1.15 |
$ 44.73 |
$ 93,050 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
410 |
0.14 |
0.89 |
$ 33.99 |
$ 70,700 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Avionics Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New Bern, NC |
80 |
1.82 |
11.87 |
$ 31.82 |
$ 66,190 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,460 |
1.77 |
11.51 |
$ 41.92 |
$ 87,190 |
| Wichita, KS |
510 |
1.75 |
11.39 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL |
330 |
1.52 |
9.90 |
$ 29.56 |
$ 61,480 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
40 |
0.83 |
5.37 |
$ 41.87 |
$ 87,100 |
| Lafayette, LA |
150 |
0.80 |
5.20 |
$ 39.95 |
$ 83,090 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX |
100 |
0.74 |
4.81 |
$ 32.14 |
$ 66,860 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC |
250 |
0.71 |
4.60 |
$ 24.55 |
$ 51,050 |
| Ogden-Clearfield, UT |
160 |
0.63 |
4.10 |
$ 29.40 |
$ 61,150 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL |
70 |
0.62 |
4.05 |
$ 32.32 |
$ 67,230 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Avionics Technicians:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
410 |
0.18 |
1.15 |
$ 44.73 |
$ 93,050 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 42.81 |
$ 89,050 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
3,460 |
1.77 |
11.51 |
$ 41.92 |
$ 87,190 |
| California-Lexington Park, MD |
40 |
0.83 |
5.37 |
$ 41.87 |
$ 87,100 |
| Bakersfield, CA |
70 |
0.24 |
1.55 |
$ 40.88 |
$ 85,030 |
| Lafayette, LA |
150 |
0.80 |
5.20 |
$ 39.95 |
$ 83,090 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN |
30 |
0.03 |
0.19 |
$ 39.46 |
$ 82,070 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
220 |
0.08 |
0.54 |
$ 39.13 |
$ 81,380 |
| Springfield, MA-CT |
90 |
0.30 |
1.93 |
$ 38.30 |
$ 79,660 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI |
80 |
0.18 |
1.20 |
$ 38.11 |
$ 79,260 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Avionics Technicians:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Avionics Technicians:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Avionics Technicians:
About May 2020 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2020 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2020 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2021
United States Department of Labor
