AIRPLANE MECHANICBy Jared Cornell

Day of a Airplane Mechanic

You either got a normal 8am-4pm job or you got a 5-5 job

Everything varies where and who you work for

You can work up north where your working 12 hour days, with overtime you could work for like 13 or 14 hour days

Why am I Interested

I am interested in airplane/helicopter mechanics because it would be pretty cool to work on big machines like planes and helicopters

I also get to learn about the mechanics and the physics about flying and planes and that would be cool and I get to use my hands a lot too

Education

Grade 11 English Grade 11 Math Applications or Principles Grade 11 Science Physics I also have to get 77% in all my classes

Salary/Future Outlook

The salary for a airplane/helicopter mechanic can range from 60-110 thousand dollars a year

The future outlook for planes is that there will always be jobs for it but its not a huge trade that everyone can get into because it’s limited

Working Conditions

The working conditions is in a shop environment so it wouldnt be cold and if I had to go outside I would just suck it up and go do the job I got to do.

I would be working with a group of guys in the same shop unless I was working by myself and have my own business.

Resources

Okanagan College website My dads buddy Carl Carl owns his own business for

plane/helicopter maintenance and rebuilding