Aerospace Engineers
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Calculated automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 39% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Aerospace Engineers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Aerospace Engineers' job openings is expected to rise 6.0% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Aerospace Engineers' was $130,720, or $62 per hour
'Aerospace Engineers' were paid 172.0% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 66,660 people employed as 'Aerospace Engineers' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Aerospace Engineers'.
Job description
Perform engineering duties in designing, constructing, and testing aircraft, missiles, and spacecraft. May conduct basic and applied research to evaluate adaptability of materials and equipment to aircraft design and manufacture. May recommend improvements in testing equipment and techniques.
SOC Code: 17-2011.00
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World now is not waiting for us to improve it WILL improve.
Take a look at the 2013 Proton rocket crash. It occurred because the engineer installed the rotation sensors upside down, causing it to plummet to the ground. Such a small mistake resulted in $65 million dollars in losses.
However, it could be possible that AI will create more efficient propulsion designs in the future.
Teamwork. Aerospace engineers are required to help each other during product creations, which robots can not do properly. Either you guided someone younger, or you gave a hand on CAD or FEA software tips to a bloke close to retirement. Most of the time you did not care if this person is different skin colour, religion, gender or beliefs. Well this pays off in the end.
No tight space requirement. Unless you are working in a design or manufacturing sweat shop, aerospace engineers do not require squeezing into small spaces which is strong point of robotics.
Negotiation. Aerospace design requires negotiation skills, robots cannot do this properly. Think about all interface and supplier and customer meetings you have ever been to. Or even meetings with different functions like manufacturing and maybe stress analysis.
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