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- NOC 2006 Version 1.0
9481 – Aircraft Assemblers and Aircraft Assembly Inspectors
Aircraft assemblers assemble, fit and install prefabricated parts to manufacture fixed wing or rotary wing aircraft or aircraft subassemblies. Aircraft assembly inspectors inspect aircraft assemblies for adherence to engineering specifications. They are employed by aircraft and aircraft subassembly manufacturers.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Aileron fitter - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft assembler
- Aircraft assembly inspector
- Aircraft assembly rigger
- Aircraft bench assembler
- Aircraft fabrication inspector
- Aircraft final assembly inspector
- Aircraft fitter-assembler - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft inspector, assemblies and installations
- Aircraft inspector, assembly
- Aircraft parts fitter - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft power plant assembler-installer
- Aircraft rigger - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft rigging and controls mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft sealer - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft structure and surface assembler
- Aircraft structure assembler
- Aircraft tester - aircraft assembly
- Airframe assembler
- Airframe assembler - aircraft assembly
- Airframe fitter - aircraft assembly
- Airframe subassembler
- Airframe unit assembler
- Assembler, aircraft
- Assembler, aircraft structures and surfaces
- Assembler, airframes - aircraft assembly
- Assembler, power plants - aircraft assembly
- Assembly inspector, aircraft
- Bench and structural assembler
- Bench and structural assembler - aircraft assembly
- Bench assembler, aircraft
- Bench fitter - aircraft assembly
- Bench fitter mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Control assembler, aircraft
- Detail assembler - aircraft assembly
- Detail inspector - aircraft assembly
- Development mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Drill and ream mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Fabric installer-repairer - aircraft assembly
- Final-assembly inspector - aircraft assembly
- Final-assembly inspector, aircraft
- Fitter-tester, welded assembly - aircraft assembly
- Fitter, ailerons - aircraft assembly
- Fitter, bench - aircraft assembly
- Fuselage assembler
- Fuselage fitter - aircraft assembly
- Hydraulic installation - aircraft assembly
- Hydraulic system installer - aircraft assembly
- Inspector, aircraft assembly
- Inspector, aircraft fabrication
- Installation mechanic, power plants - aircraft assembly
- Installation, hydraulic - aircraft assembly
- Mechanic, power plant installation - aircraft assembly
- Mechanic, wing marry-up - aircraft assembly
- Mechanic, wing tanks - aircraft assembly
- Power plant assembler - aircraft assembly
- Power plant installation mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Power plant mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Pressure compartment sealer and tester - aircraft assembly
- Propeller mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Rigger - aircraft assembly
- Rigger mechanic, aircraft controls
- Rigger, aircraft - aircraft assembly
- Rigger, aircraft assembly
- Sealer - aircraft assembly
- Sealer and tester, pressurized compartments - aircraft assembly
- Sealer, aircraft - aircraft assembly
- Sheet metal assembler - aircraft assembly
- Skin fitter - aircraft assembly
- Spar assembler - aircraft assembly
- Structural assembler, bench - aircraft assembly
- Subassembler - aircraft assembly
- Welded assemblies fitter-tester - aircraft assembly
- Wing assembler, aircraft
- Wing inspector - aircraft assembly
- Wing marry-up mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Wing tank mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Aircraft assembler
- Aircraft inspector, assembly
- Airframe assembler
- Bench and structural assembler
- Bench fitter mechanic - aircraft assembly
- Rigger - aircraft assembly
- Wing tank mechanic - aircraft assembly
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Aircraft assemblers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret aircraft assembly diagrams
- Assemble and fit pre-fabricated parts to form subassemblies, working at benches or directly on an aircraft structure
- Assemble, fit and install pre-fabricated parts and subassemblies such as aircraft skins, flight controls, rigging, hydraulics and other mechanical systems.
Aircraft assembly inspectors perform some or all of the following duties:
- Inspect aircraft assemblies, using measuring and testing equipment, for adherence to engineering specifications
- Inspect assemblies for alignment, symmetry, dimensions, fit and quality of workmanship
- Complete detailed inspection documentation.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a college or other program in aviation or aeronautical technology, with emphasis in aircraft manufacturing, may be required.
- Aircraft assemblers receive several months of on-the-job and classroom training.
- Aircraft assembly inspectors require experience as an aircraft assembler.
Additional information
- Aircraft assemblers and assembly inspectors may progress to supervisory positions with experience.
Exclusions
- Aircraft engine assemblers (in 7316 Machine Fitters)
- Aircraft Mechanics and Aircraft Inspectors (7315)
- Aircraft painters (in 9496 Painters and Coaters - Industrial)
- Avionics and aircraft electronic equipment installers (in 2244 Aircraft Instrument, Electrical and Avionics Mechanics, Technicians and Inspectors)
- Supervisors of aircraft assemblers or inspectors (in 9226 Supervisors, Other Mechanical and Metal Products Manufacturing)
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations Unique to Processing, Manufacturing and Utilities
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 94 – Processing and Manufacturing Machine Operators and Assemblers
- Minor group
- 948 – Mechanical, Electrical and Electronics Assemblers
- Version
- NOC 2006 Version 1.0