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2023 Aviation Maintenance Recruitment Survey: We're Hiring

This survey of aviation technical personnel recruiters will support council activities and an upcoming session at the ATEC Annual Conference about personnel hiring and candidate shortfalls. Survey responses are confidential, results will be reported in the aggregate.

Thank you in advance for your participation.
1.What aviation segment does your company primarily represent?
2.What types of involvement with educational institutions prove most successful for recruitment of aviation technical personnel? (Select all that apply.)
3.What have you found to be the best way to communicate with student candidates? (Select all that apply.)
4.What recruitment messages best resonate with student candidates?
5.What are the most prominent aviation technical applicant shortfalls for entry-level candidates? (Select all that apply.)
6.In what areas are student candidate technical skills most lacking?
7.What are the biggest hiring challenges when it comes to compensation packages? (Select all that apply.)
8.What credentials and/or certificates, if any, does your company value as an employment qualification?
9.How does your organization handle relocation?
10.What are the biggest challenges to retaining technical personnel? (Select all that apply.)
11.What is the average tenure of your technical workforce?
12.What functional areas have the greatest demand? (Select all that apply.)
13.How many certificated mechanics does your company currently employ?
14.How many certificated mechanics does your company need to hire over the next year?
15.What is the starting hourly pay for an entry level certificated mechanic?
16.How many non-certificated technicians does your company currently employ?
17.How many non-certificated technicians does your company need to hire over the next year?
18.What is the starting hourly pay for an entry level non-certificated technician?
19.Comments/questions? 
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