Every occupation the official NCES/BLS crosswalk connects to aerospace engineering programs, with BLS pay, the education each job usually needs, what the work involves, and where to go next.
Aerospace Engineering · CIP 14.02 series · 3 codes · 5 careers · Check one exact major, e.g. 14.0201 Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering, General, in the major to career finder
The official NCES/BLS crosswalk maps aerospace engineering programs to 5 occupations that such programs typically prepare people for, including Architectural and Engineering Managers, Aerospace Engineer and Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians. BLS median pay across them runs from $82,280 (Avionics Technician) to $171,270 (Architectural and Engineering Managers) in May 2025. The crosswalk describes preparation, not what graduates actually go on to do.
Data Program → related occupations: these are jobs aerospace engineering programs typically prepare people for (NCES/BLS crosswalk). Not a guaranteed outcome, and not a record of what graduates do.
Data Filter by the education the job usually needs or its preparation level; sort by pay or by number employed.
| Occupation | Most common education | Job Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Architectural and Engineering Managers | $171,270 | 220,260 | Bachelor's Degree | 5 |
| Aerospace Engineer | $134,960 | 67,710 | n/a | 4 |
| Engineering Teachers, PostsecondaryPostsecondary teaching | $109,270 | 40,270 | n/a | 5 |
| Avionics Technician | $82,280 | 18,830 | Post-Secondary Certificate | 3 |
| Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians | $82,890 | 11,280 | Post-Secondary Certificate | 3 |
No occupations match these filters.
Data The education column shows a typical entry level only where O*NET data supports one answer. Check the typical education for Architectural and Engineering Managers, one of the aerospace engineering jobs above.
Data BLS national median annual wage, May 2025. These are pay levels of the occupations, not earnings of graduates.
Data The largest related occupations by employment (postsecondary teaching shown in the explorer).
Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineering projects.
Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
Reading Comprehension · Complex Problem Solving · Active Listening
Mapped from CIP 14.0201, 14.0202Formulate conceptual design of aeronautical or aerospace products or systems to meet customer requirements or conform to environmental regulations.
Evaluate product data or design from inspections or reports for conformance to engineering principles, customer requirements, environmental regulations, or quality standards.
Reading Comprehension · Critical Thinking · Complex Problem Solving
Career guide Salary How to become
Mapped from CIP 14.0201, 14.0202Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.
Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.
Critical Thinking · Operations Monitoring · Quality Control Analysis
Mapped from CIP 14.0202Adjust, repair, or replace malfunctioning components or assemblies, using hand tools or soldering irons.
Lay out installation of aircraft assemblies and systems, following documentation such as blueprints, manuals, and wiring diagrams.
Equipment Maintenance · Troubleshooting · Repairing
Mapped from CIP 14.0299Data Related occupations grouped by government career field, with their pay range.
Data Other programs whose crosswalk occupations overlap with these.
The NCES/BLS crosswalk relates instructional programs (CIP 2020) to occupations (SOC 2018) when programs in the CIP category typically prepare individuals directly for jobs in the occupation. This page uses the CIP program series below and shows every non-residual occupation mapped to them that has BLS wages and O*NET data; each occupation lists the CIP codes that map to it.
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