SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) with Security Clearance
Location
US, US
Wage
$44,154/yr
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Posted on July 14, 2026
Job Description
Overview
The Sheet Metal Mechanic (Aircraft) is responsible for inspecting aircraft and determining necessary repairs, working directly on the aircraft and its components. This role requires the ability to perform tasks such as removal, repair, modification, and installation of various aircraft parts.
Responsibilities
- Independently inspects aircraft and determines the nature and extent of repairs.
- Uses applicable technical orders as guidelines for repairs.
- Works directly on the aircraft and its components.
- Performs removal, repair, modification, and installation of parts and assemblies.
- Handles components such as frames, stringers, longerons, bulkheads, beams, ribs, spars, skin, cowling, brackets, fairing, access doors, panels, and other related items.
- May be required to clear red 'X' conditions.
How this job compares in US, US
Pay in context
At roughly $21/hr, this posting comes in about 27% below the $29/hr median for welding jobs in US, US, where the middle half runs $27–$32/hr across 25 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 8% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. That gap is worth raising directly — in a market this size there is normally room to negotiate toward the median, particularly if you already hold the certifications the posting asks for.
The local market in US, US
We're tracking 25 other active welding openings in US, US right now, from 23 different employers. 5 of them were added in the last week. Across US as a whole we're tracking 25 other active welding openings from 23 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in US.
The most active employers in US at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Blue Origin (2) and Valmont Industries (2). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.
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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. SHEET METAL MECHANIC (AIRCRAFT) with Security Clearance figures were last recalculated when this page was built.