Aircraft Mechanic Salary - A and P Mechanic Salaries, Wages and Pay
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Overview of Salaried Aviation Career Rates, Wages and Pay as of 5/29/2012
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Career/Industry Group
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Minimum Salary
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Average Salary
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Maximum Salary
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Aerospace
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$50,000.00
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$76,648.00
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$150,000.00
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Air Ambulance
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$55,000.00
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$67,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Airport
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$39,667.00
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$83,043.83
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$160,000.00
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AP Mechanic
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$35,698.00
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$59,400.29
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$93,400.00
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Avionics
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$35,698.00
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$63,445.50
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$95,000.00
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Business Development
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$70,000.00
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$160,000.00
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$250,000.00
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Cargo
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$32,000.00
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$42,595.00
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$67,000.00
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Corporate
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$60,000.00
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$67,500.00
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$75,000.00
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Customer Relations
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$38,000.00
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$42,000.00
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$46,000.00
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Customer Service
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$38,000.00
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$42,000.00
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$46,000.00
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Engineering
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$50,000.00
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$74,148.00
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$110,000.00
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Engineering and Aerospace
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$57,000.00
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$63,500.00
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$70,000.00
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Executive
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$130,000.00
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$145,000.00
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$160,000.00
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Fabrication
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$35,698.00
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$48,092.00
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$60,486.00
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Facilities Maintenance
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$39,667.00
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$49,584.00
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$59,501.00
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Finance
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$119,554.00
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$149,627.00
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$179,700.00
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Flight Crew
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$24,000.00
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$47,000.00
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$70,000.00
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Flight Operations
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$32,900.00
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$44,365.00
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$55,830.00
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Graphics Arts
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$40,000.00
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$42,500.00
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$45,000.00
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Ground Operations
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$32,000.00
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$32,000.00
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$32,000.00
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Helicopter
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$35,698.00
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$52,796.00
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$60,486.00
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Information Technology
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$120,000.00
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$130,000.00
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$140,000.00
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Line Services
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$30,000.00
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$33,000.00
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$36,000.00
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Maintenance
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$35,698.00
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$54,747.60
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$88,100.00
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Management
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$31,200.00
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$77,752.16
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$250,000.00
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Manufacturing Fabrication
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$50,000.00
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$67,500.00
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$85,000.00
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Manufacturing Operations
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$20,000.00
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$80,000.00
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$140,000.00
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Marketing
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$40,000.00
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$42,500.00
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$45,000.00
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Mechanical and Structural Engineering
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$50,000.00
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$55,000.00
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$60,000.00
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Pilot-Fixed Wing
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$24,000.00
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$48,166.67
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$70,000.00
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Pilot-Rotary Wing
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$55,000.00
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$67,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Product Support Leadership
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$120,000.00
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$130,000.00
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$140,000.00
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Professional
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$24,000.00
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$55,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Program Management
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$38,000.00
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$42,000.00
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$46,000.00
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Purchasing
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$30,000.00
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$35,000.00
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$40,000.00
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Quality Assurance
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$45,000.00
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$62,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Quality Control
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$40,000.00
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$48,750.00
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$55,000.00
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Sales Marketing
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$38,000.00
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$97,833.33
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$350,000.00
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Scheduling
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$32,900.00
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$44,365.00
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$55,830.00
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Specialized
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$36,130.00
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$58,470.00
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$88,100.00
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Supply Chain Management
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$30,000.00
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$35,000.00
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$40,000.00
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Technical
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$45,760.00
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$93,367.50
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$140,000.00
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Technical Support
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$39,380.00
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$53,190.00
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$67,000.00
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Technical Writer
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$45,000.00
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$47,500.00
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$50,000.00
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Technician
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$35,698.00
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$48,474.00
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$61,200.00
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Training
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$36,130.00
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$48,665.00
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$61,200.00
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Accounting
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$39,671.00
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$66,849.33
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$98,076.00
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Administration
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$35,000.00
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$66,197.00
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$96,636.00
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Aerospace
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$60,000.00
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$73,333.33
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$90,000.00
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Aircraft Mechanic
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$38,881.00
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$56,737.68
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$67,368.79
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Aircraft Technicians
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$18,000.00
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$42,831.70
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$70,000.00
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Airport
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$24,856.00
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$86,212.00
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$150,000.00
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Analyst
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$49,124.00
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$71,111.88
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$98,000.00
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AP Mechanic
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$18,000.00
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$50,918.29
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$79,114.00
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Avionics
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$39,380.00
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$64,260.00
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$100,000.00
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Cargo
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$30,350.00
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$46,902.50
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$67,700.00
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Charter
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$40,000.00
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$40,000.00
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$40,000.00
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Clerical
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$30,000.00
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$35,000.00
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$40,000.00
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Computer
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$30,350.00
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$60,574.75
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$80,000.00
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Contracts and Pricing
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$70,512.00
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$88,140.00
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$105,768.00
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Dispatch
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$28,000.00
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$45,710.00
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$75,100.00
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Electrical Engineering
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$65,000.00
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$81,410.00
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$100,000.00
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Engineering
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$40,000.00
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$67,150.70
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$130,000.00
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Engineering & Aerospace
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$40,000.00
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$71,944.44
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$200,000.00
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Engineering and Aerospace
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$50,000.00
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$75,000.00
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$100,000.00
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Executive
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$110,000.00
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$135,000.00
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$160,000.00
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Fabrication
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$28,310.00
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$38,658.50
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$49,007.00
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Finance
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$39,671.00
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$66,849.33
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$98,076.00
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Finance & Accounting
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$49,326.00
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$56,305.50
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$63,285.00
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Finance Pricing
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$49,124.00
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$61,404.50
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$73,685.00
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Flight Operations
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$39,380.00
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$45,960.00
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$52,540.00
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Flight Operations Pilot
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$43,240.00
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$59,170.00
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$75,100.00
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Government
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$70,512.00
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$79,675.50
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$105,768.00
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Ground Operations
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$23,774.40
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$30,016.14
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$45,115.20
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Helicopter
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$28,310.00
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$59,831.55
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$105,768.00
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Industrial Engineering
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$52,237.00
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$69,597.50
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$86,958.00
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Information Technology
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$30,350.00
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$72,681.83
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$126,108.00
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Instructor
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$16,000.00
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$43,793.25
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$71,500.00
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Internships
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$70,000.00
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$72,500.00
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$75,000.00
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It & Communications
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$85,000.00
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$92,500.00
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$100,000.00
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Logistics
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$49,124.00
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$61,404.50
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$73,685.00
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Maintenance
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$28,310.00
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$55,030.03
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$95,000.00
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Management
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$31,200.00
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$70,479.95
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$140,000.00
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Manufacturing
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$52,237.00
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$71,532.50
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$86,958.00
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Mechanical and Structural Engineering
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$45,000.00
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$63,846.00
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$98,076.00
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Office & Administrative
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$50,000.00
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$57,500.00
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$65,000.00
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Other
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$35,000.00
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$40,500.00
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$45,000.00
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Pilot-Fixed Wing
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$40,000.00
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$88,785.71
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$130,000.00
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Pilot-Rotary Wing
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$45,000.00
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$68,682.00
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$79,114.00
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Product Support
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$30,000.00
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$35,000.00
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$40,000.00
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Production Control
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$45,000.00
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$50,000.00
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$55,000.00
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Professional
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$40,000.00
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$51,360.50
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$75,100.00
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Program Management
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$50,698.00
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$161,303.34
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$325,000.00
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Project Program Management
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$45,000.00
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$62,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Public Affairs
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$63,732.00
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$71,340.00
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$78,948.00
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Quality Assurance
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$36,088.00
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$51,712.91
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$85,000.00
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Quality Control
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$35,000.00
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$45,855.00
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$65,000.00
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Sales & Marketing
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$55,000.00
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$65,833.33
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$80,000.00
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Sales Marketing
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$28,000.00
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$43,500.00
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$70,000.00
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Security
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$60,000.00
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$60,000.00
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$60,000.00
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Software Engineering
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$71,211.00
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$71,211.00
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$71,211.00
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Specialized
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$35,600.00
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$65,431.00
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$105,768.00
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Technical
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$35,000.00
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$56,557.50
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$98,076.00
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Technical Support
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$30,350.00
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$47,309.00
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$67,700.00
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Test and Evaluation Engineering
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$65,000.00
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$72,500.00
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$80,000.00
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Training
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$35,698.00
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$52,303.00
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$62,000.00
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Transport & Logistics
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$76,946.00
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$90,153.00
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$103,360.00
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