JO Job Outlook API reference

Program job outlook

Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician.

Graduates, employment, and wages for this program in West Kentucky during 2025-2026. Null means the source file had no value for that field.

GET /api/program-job-outlook?cip=470608&institution=madisonville
KCTCS graduates
—
Employment rate
—
Median annual wages
—
Annual openings
38
Occupational median wages
$58,070
Occupational entry wages
$45,861

Program details

Program
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician.
National program area
Aviation Maintenance Technology
Academic year
2025-2026
CIP
470608
Institution
Madisonville madisonville
Region
West Kentucky
Area level
LWA Level

Occupations

1 occupation

Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians

49-3011.00 Typical education: Postsecondary nondegree award

Entry annual wages

$45,861

Median annual wages

$58,070

2024 employment
452
2034 projected
483
10-year change
31 (6.9%)
Annual growth
0.7%
Annual openings
38
10-year openings
386

Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.

Example response

The JSON object returned for this program. Formatted fields are display strings; unformatted fields keep the raw number, or null when the source had no value.

/api/program-job-outlook?cip=470608&institution=madisonville

{
    "academic_year": "2025-2026",
    "cip": "470608",
    "institution": "madisonville",
    "program_area": "Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician.",
    "national_program_area": "Aviation Maintenance Technology",
    "region": "West Kentucky",
    "area_aggregation_level": "LWA Level",
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count": null,
    "post_kctcs_graduate_count_formatted": null,
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate": null,
    "post_kctcs_employment_rate_formatted": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages": null,
    "post_kctcs_median_annual_wages_formatted": null,
    "average_annual_openings": 38,
    "average_annual_openings_formatted": "38",
    "median_annual_wages": 58070,
    "median_annual_wages_formatted": "58,070",
    "median_entry_annual_wages": 45861,
    "median_entry_annual_wages_formatted": "45,861",
    "occupation_outlooks": [
        {
            "occupation_code": "49-3011.00",
            "occupation_title": "Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians",
            "occupation_description": "Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul aircraft engines and assemblies, such as hydraulic and pneumatic systems.",
            "typical_education_level": "Postsecondary nondegree award",
            "estimated_employment": 452,
            "estimated_employment_formatted": "452",
            "projected_employment": 483,
            "projected_employment_formatted": "483",
            "employment_change": 31,
            "employment_change_formatted": "31",
            "percent_change": 0.069,
            "percent_change_formatted": "6.9%",
            "annualized_percent_growth": 0.007,
            "annualized_percent_growth_formatted": "0.7%",
            "average_annual_openings": 38,
            "average_annual_openings_formatted": "38",
            "openings": 386,
            "openings_formatted": "386",
            "entry_annual_wages": 45861,
            "entry_annual_wages_formatted": "45,861",
            "median_annual_wages": 58070,
            "median_annual_wages_formatted": "58,070",
            "sub_occupation_descriptions": []
        }
    ]
}