Our friends at the Aviation Technician Education Council unveiled its annual pipeline report on Capitol Hill yesterday.
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The report presents an impressive look at the realities of the aviation mechanic workforce. Here are a few takeaways, as presented in ATEC’s press release…
- new mechanic certificates shot up 32%, totaling a record 9,400
- Despite the uptick in 2023, the current retirement bubble means the influx of new mechanics will be insufficient to meet replacement needs for the next decade.
- ATEC estimates that the industry needs 30% more designated mechanic examiners just to account for the current flow of graduates.
- The percentage of women among newly certificated A&P mechanics is rising, but slowly. Women make up just 2.8% of the mechanic population, up from 2.2% a decade ago.
According to ATEC Executive Director Crystal Maguire, “ATEC is focused on tapping promising resources for new A&P candidates, including our veterans and under-represented populations. We also continue to work tirelessly to remove hurdles in the pathway, such as a lack of instructors and examiners.”
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