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INDUSTRY | AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

Aerospace Engineering and Operations

Technicians375 | $25.84

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

8,191 | $33.09

Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and

Systems Assemblers2,025 | $30.15

Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other,

Including Team Assemblers

27,123 | $13.78

Machinists5,412 | $19.80

Industry

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing 19 4,206

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing 104 33,383

Air Transportation 145 38,724

Support Activities for Air Transportation 272 12,445

Satellite Telecommunications 12 53

Flight Training 48 1,903

Total 600 90,714

Avg. EmploymentEstablishments

Major Aerospace CompaniesCompany Type of BusinessA.E. Petsche Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electronic parts and equipmentAdvanced Integration Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentAirbase Services, Inc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft flight instrument repairAirbus Helicopters, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter partsAmerican Airlines Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledAmeriflight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air transportation, nonscheduledAMR Eagle / Envoy Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledAtlantic Aviation Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft maintenance and repair servicesAviall Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsBAE Information & Electronic Systems Integration . . . . . . . Flight instruments and guidance systemsBell Helicopter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentBell Textron . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftBoeing Global Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft servicing and repairingBombardier Aerospace Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft servicing and repairingCAE Simuflite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation schoolCHC Helicopters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Helicopter carriers, nonscheduledCollins Aerospace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentCooperative Industries Aerospace & Defense . . . . . . . . . . . Harness assemblies for electronic use: wire or cableDallas Airmotive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft and heavy equipment repair servicesEFW Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentFAA - Southwest Region . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air tra� ic control operations, governmentFederal Express . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air cargo carrier, scheduledGDC Technics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentGeneral Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. . . . . . Guided missile and space vehicle partsGulfstream Aerospace Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftHM Dunnair Aerosystems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsHoneywell International, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft engines and engine partsHuntleigh USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airport terminal servicesJetSuite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledL3 Integrated Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft control systems, electronicLockheed Martin Missles & Fire Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Search and navigation equipmentMayday Manufacturing Co. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentMenzies Aviation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Airports, flying fields, and servicesNorthrop Grumman Innovation Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentPratt & Whitney . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aviation propeller and blade repairRaytheon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defense systems and equipmentRecaro Aircraft Seating Americas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft parts and equipmentSafran Helicopter Engines USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engine repair and replacement, non-automotiveSikorsky Aircraft Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . AircraftSouthwest Airlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Air passenger carrier, scheduledTexas Air Composites, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maintenance & repair servicesTriumph Aerostructures, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aircraft

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INDUSTRY | AVIATION AND AEROSPACE

Aviation and AerospaceDallas-Fort Worth is among the nation’s top regions for aviation and aerospace activity. The region is home to the headquarters of two major airlines: American Airlines (Fort Worth) and Southwest Airlines (Dallas). Southwest operates a major maintenance base at Dallas Love Field, creating a strong foundation of aviation employment. Envoy Air, a regional jet operator and American Airlines partner, is headquartered in Fort Worth, as well.

The regional aerospace industry comprises more than 600 companies, accounting more that 90,000 jobs in North Texas.

Lockheed Martin and Bell Helicopter are the largest area aerospace employers with more than 15,000 employees between them. Furthermore, Airbus Helicopters North American headquarters is in Grand Prairie.

New additions to the industry ecosystem in the last couple of years include Uber Elevate, and an Amazon Air hub at Alliance Airport.

Aerospace Engineers

3,226 | $58.81

Electrical Engineers4,935 | $47.45

Electronics Engineers, Except

Computer4,902 | $54.93

Mechanical Engineers

5,916 | $45.67

Source: 2019.4 – QCEW Employees, Non-QCEW Employees, and Self-Employed

Legend:Occupation

Jobs | Median hourly earnings

Dallas-Fort Worth is No. 1 in Aerospace in the U.S.--Conway, World’s Most Competitive Cities

Aviation-Aerospace Employment Clusters

Number of Aviation - Aerospace Employees 1 10,300

Number of Advanced Services Businesses

1 60 760

Number of Aviation - Aerospace Businesses

1 5 15

Number of Advanced Services Businesses

1 60 760