Airframe and powerplant mechanics. Aircraft do not fly without them, and their replacement rate is the least-watched number in aviation.
Active in 2025
348,426
Change vs 2024
+10,571
Since 2015
+2%
History
2025348,426
2015 · 342,5282025 · 348,426
Last month
61 mechanics appeared in the August 2026 releasable file that were not in July 2026. That file covers 47% of active pilots, and newly opted-in airmen look identical to newly certificated ones, so this is an upper bound on issuance rather than a count of it.