How To Become An Airport Electrician: What It Is and Career Path

What is an airport electrician and how to become one

Updated January 8, 2025

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There is more than meets the eye when it comes to being an airport electrician. For example, did you know that they make an average of $29.61 an hour? That's $61,581 a year! Between 2018 and 2028, the career is expected to grow 7% and produce 50,200 job opportunities across the U.S.

ScoreAirport ElectricianUS Average

Salary

4.8

Avg. Salary $61,581

Avg. Salary $59,228

Stability level

7.6

Growth rate 7%

Growth rate 0.3%

Diversity

8.4

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 0.81%

Asian 1.96%

Black or African American 5.15%

Hispanic or Latino 16.10%

Unknown 4.11%

White 71.86%

Gender

female 0.00%

male 100.00%

Age - 41

Race

American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%

Asian 7.00%

Black or African American 14.00%

Hispanic or Latino 19.00%

White 57.00%

Gender

female 47.00%

male 53.00%

Age - 41

Stress level

7.6

Stress level is high

7.1 - high

Complexity level

6.8

Complexity level is challenging

7 - challenging

Work life balance

5.5

Work life balance is fair

6.4 - fair

Key steps to become an airport electrician

Explore airport electrician education requirements

Most common airport electrician degrees

Bachelor's

50.0 %

Associate

50.0 %

Start to develop specific airport electrician skills

Skills	Percentages
HVAC	100.00%

Complete relevant airport electrician training and internships

Accountants spend an average of 4-10 years on post-employment, on-the-job training. New airport electricians learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as an airport electrician based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real airport electrician resumes.

Obtain the necessary licensing

Becoming an licensed airport electrician usually doesn't require a college degree. However, you need to pass an exam to become a licensed airport electrician in most of states. 25 states require airport electricians to have license for their work. You can see the list of states below.

State	Education	Exam	License url
Alabama	-	State exam required	Licensed Journeyman Electrician
Alaska	-	State exam required	Electrical Worker
Arkansas	-	Third-party exam required	Journeyman Electrician
Colorado	-	State exam required	Journeyman Electrician
Hawaii	Degree required	State exam required	Electrician

Research airport electrician duties and responsibilities

Remove, analyze, identify issue install properly working pressure transducers, effectively accomplishing priorities to go underway.
Maintain major electrical systems including generators, transformers, switchboards, controllers and other key transmission equipment.
Work with all voltage from 12 volts D/C to 12470 A/C.
Provide electrician support for wiring residential and commercial projects using OSHA standards.

Apply for airport electrician jobs

Now it's time to start searching for an airport electrician job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:

Browse job boards for relevant postings
Consult your professional network
Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
Watch out for job scams