According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Assemble parts, fittings, or subassemblies on aircraft, using layout tools, hand tools, power tools, or fasteners, such as bolts, screws, rivets, or clamps. | 88% |
| Read blueprints, illustrations, or specifications to determine layouts, sequences of operations, or identities or relationships of parts. | 88% |
| Set, align, adjust, or synchronize aircraft armament or rigging or control system components to established tolerances or requirements, using sighting devices and hand tools. | 88% |
| Attach brackets, hinges, or clips to secure or support components or subassemblies, using bolts, screws, rivets, chemical bonding, or welding. | 87% |
| Join structural assemblies, such as wings, tails, or fuselage. | 87% |
| Adjust, repair, rework, or replace parts or assemblies to ensure proper operation. | 86% |
| Inspect or test installed units, parts, systems, or assemblies for fit, alignment, performance, defects, or compliance with standards, using measuring instruments or test equipment. | 86% |
| Position and align subassemblies in jigs or fixtures, using measuring instruments and following blueprint lines and index points. | 86% |
| Cut, trim, file, bend, or smooth parts to ensure proper fit and clearance. | 86% |
| Layout and mark reference points and locations for installation of parts or components, using jigs, templates, or measuring and marking instruments. | 85% |
| Fabricate parts needed for assembly or installation, using shop machinery or equipment. | 85% |
| Assemble prototypes or integrated-technology demonstrators of new or emerging environmental technologies for aircraft. | 84% |
| Manually install structural assemblies or signal crane operators to position assemblies for joining. | 83% |
| Swage fittings onto cables, using swaging machines. | 83% |
| Align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments, hand tools, or power tools. | 83% |
| Clean, oil, or coat system components, as necessary, before assembly or attachment. | 82% |
| Assemble prefabricated parts to form subassemblies. | 82% |
| Set up or operate machines or systems to crimp, cut, bend, form, swage, flare, bead, burr, or straighten tubing, according to specifications. | 82% |
| Place and connect control cables to electronically controlled units, using hand tools, ring locks, cotter keys, threaded connectors, turnbuckles, or related devices. | 81% |
| Monitor robotic assembly equipment, such as snake-arm robots, used to assemble, seal, or swage aircraft structures. | 81% |
| Install mechanical linkages and actuators, using tensiometers to verify tension of cables. | 81% |
| Clean aircraft structures, parts, or components, using aqueous, semi-aqueous, aliphatic hydrocarbon, or organic solvent cleaning products or techniques to reduce carbon or other harmful emissions. | 80% |
| Install accessories in swaging machines, using hand tools. | 80% |
| Mark identifying information on tubing or cable assemblies, using etching devices, labels, rubber stamps, or other methods. | 79% |
| Verify dimensions of cable assemblies or positions of fittings, using measuring instruments. | 78% |
| Weld tubing and fittings or solder cable ends, using tack welders, induction brazing chambers, or other equipment. | 75% |
| Splice cables, using clamps and fittings, or reweave cable strands. | 74% |
| Fit and fasten sheet metal coverings to surface areas or other sections of aircraft prior to welding or riveting. | 74% |
| Capture or segregate waste material, such as aluminum swarf, machine cutting fluid, or solvents, for recycling or environmentally responsible disposal. | 74% |
| Cut cables and tubing, using master templates, measuring instruments, and cable cutters or saws. | 71% |
