Aerospace Engineers (17-2011)

Occupation 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.

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2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
43	10	23.3	51.4	32.4

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	1
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	1
UI claimants previously working in occupation	0

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	23
Number of job position postings	0
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	0.0

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