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Aircraft Structure Assemblers

SOC 51-2011

Build and rivet the structures and parts of aircraft.

Median pay

$65k

$59k to $83k typical range

Outlook

Declining

3k openings / yr

Education

High school

AI exposure

21%

modeled estimate · 13th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

25/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Speaking
Active Learning

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.