Machinists vs Aircraft Structure Assemblers
Compare Machinists and Aircraft Structure Assemblers side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Aircraft Structure Assemblers pays about $7k more.
Median pay$59k
OutlookStable
AI exposureSome 38%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus training
Critical ThinkingMonitoringActive ListeningSpeakingReading Comprehension
Median pay$65k
OutlookDeclining
AI exposureLow 21%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringReading ComprehensionSpeaking
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.