Aircraft mechanics are among the highest paid careers in the trades. The one-year A&P certificate will earn you an average pay of $70,000. These technicians are in high demand in all 50 states. Find out how to find apprenticeships and affordable training at community college programs. All you need is a high school diploma or GRE to get an Aircraft and Powerplant certificate.

Hear Walt Constantini, Director of Aviation Programs at Mohawk Valley Community College explain Mohawk's year-long, low-cost A&P certification program. He gives advice on how to find a good A&P training program and how to find a Delta A&P apprenticeship (no student loan debt)! You'll also learn about the planes you will learn on, wages, job sites, and future technologies aircraft mechanics will work on including electric helicopters.

Links:

Mohawk Valley Community College https://www.mvcc.edu/

- Mohawk Valley Community College YouTube video: https://youtu.be/HMxU2PZHNY4

- Here's another MVCC YouTube aviation video: https://youtu.be/DlDOsk62PIA

Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: https://bit.ly/3DyUyuA

Apprenticeships: https://www.ziprecruiter.com/Jobs/Aircraft-Mechanic-Apprenticeship

Chapters

00: Learn how a certificate can start your career in aviation

51: Job demand 1:00 Program overview

5:22 Planes you will train on

6:30 Job sites including corporate, military, and others

7:30 Future electric vehicles you will work on

10:53 Academic requirements

12:04 Program description

13:04 Cost comparisons v. college grads

14:10 Financial aid and costs

17:50 Satisfactions of a career in the trades