Education Analysis

Education Requirements for Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians

Does degree level affect salary? Based on education data in DOL PERM (green card) filings.

Salary by Education Level

What the Data Shows

For Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians positions, filings requiring a Master's degree carried an average declared salary of $58,292 versus $89,043 for those requiring a Bachelor's - a premium of -34.5%. Across all certified filings with a stated education level, 33.3% accepted a Bachelor's degree as the minimum requirement.

Education vs Salary

Education LevelAverage SalaryFilings% of Total
Bachelor's$89,043633.3%
Associate's$86,850316.7%
None$78,968422.2%
Other$69,376211.1%
Master's$58,292211.1%
High School$56,00015.6%

Education by Top Employer

EmployerMost Common Minimum% Bachelor's% Master'sMedian Salary
Learjet Inc. Bachelor's 100% 0% $140,000
CENTER FOR MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR USA LLC N/A N/A N/A $45,000
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines N/A N/A N/A $84,545
Airbus Helicopters, Inc. None 0% 0% $106,341
Kolob Canyons Air Services, LLC N/A N/A N/A $50,211
Federal Express Corporation N/A N/A N/A $81,443
AR-TECH INTERNATIONAL, INC N/A N/A N/A $53,414
Systems Repair Service Co Inc. N/A N/A N/A $48,000
Swissport USA, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $52,770
Environmental Tectonics Corporation N/A N/A N/A $50,689
JC AIR ACADEMY INC N/A N/A N/A $54,101
AEROFRAME SERVICES, LLC N/A N/A N/A $49,920
WORLD VIEW ENTERPRISES, INC. N/A N/A N/A $75,000
Southwest Airlines Co. N/A N/A N/A $62,000
New Tech Aircraft Services Inc. N/A N/A N/A N/A
Alpha Aircraft Systems, Inc. N/A N/A N/A $52,000
STROM AVIATION INC. N/A N/A N/A $53,165
Hyannis Air Service, Inc N/A N/A N/A $53,664
VERTOL SYSTEMS COMPANY INC N/A N/A N/A $58,240
Nikola Motor Company N/A N/A N/A $56,000