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Aerospace Engineers

in Washington State

Perform a variety of engineering work in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.

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Wages

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Area	Year	Period	Percentiles					Hourly Average
Area	Year	Period	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
Washington State	2010	Mar	$30.04	$35.41	$43.57	$52.44	$63.35	$44.73

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Short Term Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	Growth Rate %	Annual Avg Openings
	2009 2nd Qtr	2011 2nd Qtr
Washington State	6,789	6,673	-116	-0.9	63

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Employment Projections

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Area	Employment Projections		Change	% Change	Annual Avg Openings
	2008	2018
Washington State	6,916	6,494	-422	-6.1	97

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Program Title

Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering

ENGINEERING-RELATED TECHNOLOGIES

Educational Requirements

This occupation is in Job Zone Five: Extensive Preparation Needed .
Employees may need some on-the-job training, but most of these occupations assume that the person will already have the required skills, knowledge, work-related experience, and/or training.

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Top 10 Skills

Importance
(0-100)high

Competence Level

Critical Thinking

100

Judgment and Decision Making

Time Management

Active Learning

Writing

Reading Comprehension

Monitoring

Speaking

Management of Personnel Resources

Systems Evaluation

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Top 10 Tasks

Importance
(0-100)high

Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements.

Direct and coordinate activities of engineering or technical personnel designing, fabricating, modifying, or testing of aircraft or aerospace products.

Plan and conduct experimental, environmental, operational and stress tests on models and prototypes of aircraft and aerospace systems and equipment.

Develop design criteria for aeronautical or aerospace products or systems, including testing methods, production costs, quality standards, and completion dates.

Evaluate product data and design from inspections and reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, and quality standards.

Formulate mathematical models or other methods of computer analysis to develop, evaluate, or modify design according to customer engineering requirements.

Write technical reports and other documentation such as handbooks and bulletins, for use by engineering staff, management, and customers.

Analyze project requests and proposals and engineering data to determine feasibility, productibility, cost, and production time of aerospace or aeronautical product.

Review performance reports and documentation from customers and field engineers, and inspect malfunctioning or damaged products to determine problem.

Direct research and development programs.

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Top 10 Work Activities

Importance
(0-100)high

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Analyzing Data or Information

Interacting With Computers

Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

Getting Information

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work

Thinking Creatively

Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment

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Top 2 Work Values

Extent
(0-100)high

Achievement

Independence

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Top 2 Interests

Occupational Interest
(0-100)high

Investigative

Realistic

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Alternate Titles

Aerodynamicist, Aerodynamics Analyst, Aerodynamics Engineer, Aeronautical Design Engineer, Aeronautical Engineer, Aeronautical Project Engineer, Aeronautical Research Engineer, Aeronautical Test Engineer, Aerospace Engineer, Aerospace Stress Engineer, Aircraft Design Engineer, Aircraft Designer, Aircraft Engineer, Aircraft Instrument Engineer, Aircraft Stress Analyst, Aircraft Structural Design Engineer, Airframe Design Engineer, Airplane Designer, Airplane Engineer, Astronautical Engineer, Attitude Control Engineer, Automation Engineer, Aviation Consultant, Aviation Engineer, Avionics Engineer

Top 15 Industries of Employment

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Industry Title

Number of Employers in State of Washington

Number Employed in Industry in 2007 in State of Washington

Percent of Total
Employment for Occupation in State of Washington

Growth Projection in State of Washington

Aerospace Product & Parts Manufacturing

123

9,097

0.0%

N/A%