How fit is worked out
For every role we answer one question first — can you apply to this? — using your profile and what the posting actually says. It’s a comparison to help you decide, not a prediction of whether you’ll be hired.
The answer, in six labels
- You meet the listed requirements
You report every credential the posting lists as required, and nothing in it asks for more experience than you have.
- Open to new grads
The posting itself says graduates are welcome, experience isn’t required, or it’s a training/cadet program. We show the sentence it came from.
- Qualify once you finish Powerplant
The only thing missing is a credential you’ve told us you’re working on. Finish it and the role moves up.
- Check the requirements — none are listed
The posting doesn’t spell out required credentials. That isn’t a pass or a fail — read it and decide.
- Asks for an Inspection Authorization
A required credential (or an active security clearance) is missing from your profile. If you hold it, add it.
- Asks for 3+ years’ experience
The posting asks for more experience than your profile reports. These sort last, but stay visible.
Lists sort roles you’d actually travel to first, then by these labels in this order, then by how well the stated details line up.
What we compare
Details a posting leaves out are left out of the comparison — they don’t count against you, and they don’t count for you.
Credentials 40%
Required certificates and ratings you report holding. Training in progress counts as progress, never as held.
Experience 15%
Years the posting asks for, compared with the range you report. Education alternatives in the posting are respected.
Location 15%
Real distance from your airports: within 60 miles is near, up to 120 is a long commute, beyond that counts only if you’re open to relocating.
Pay 10%
Posted pay only. A range that starts at your target beats one whose top merely reaches it. No posted pay means no pay comparison.
Kind of work 20%
Line, heavy, avionics, engines, structures. It matters less when you’re starting out, so it counts for less.
For students and new grads, location counts for 22% and kind of work for 8%.
A worked example
An illustrative new grad near DFW holds Airframe and is testing for Powerplant. A line mechanic role in Fort Worth asks for both.
Today
- Credentials — Finishing Powerplant covers the listed credentials
- Experience — Profile and role seniority broadly align; required years are unlisted
- Location — 20 mi from DFW
- Pay — Older import: annualized amount. Confirm the original rate and expected hours in the source.
- Kind of work — Line Maintenance work, like your profile
You’re close. When you pass Powerplant, mark it as held on your profile and this role moves to “meets listed requirements.”
How fit is worked outAfter Powerplant
- Credentials — You hold the listed A&P
- Experience — Profile and role seniority broadly align; required years are unlisted
- Location — 20 mi from DFW
- Pay — Older import: annualized amount. Confirm the original rate and expected hours in the source.
- Kind of work — Line Maintenance work, like your profile
What this isn’t
- A hiring decision. Employers decide who they interview and hire.
- Verification. Credentials on AeroPath are self-reported.
- Complete. Postings leave things out; always read the original.