Where can I find A&P apprentices to hire in Arizona?
Grease Pilot lists 1 aircraft mechanic apprentice profile in Arizona. This apprentice is actively seeking on-the-job training with an FAA-certificated mechanic or repair station — under 14 CFR 65.77, the supervised hours they log in your shop count toward their A&P certificate, so you can hire and train them without being a Part 147 school.
Updated September 4, 2026
A&P Apprentice Profiles in Arizona
- Goal: Airframe & Powerplant (A&P)
- Mech. Experience: Less than 1 year
- Willing to relocate: Yes
- Skills: Welding (TIG/MIG)
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Supervising an A&P Apprentice in Arizona
Your shop can grow its own mechanics. Under 14 CFR 65.77, the supervised hours an apprentice logs under your certificated A&Ps count toward their mechanic certificate — no Part 147 school required. You document the training as it happens; when your apprentice is ready, FAA Form 8610-2 goes to the FSDO below — the local FAA office that verifies their supervised experience and authorizes them to take the mechanic tests.
Scottsdale Flight Standards District Office
- FAA page: faa.gov FSDO page
- Address: 17777 N. Perimeter Dr., Suite 101, Scottsdale, AZ 85255 (by appointment only)
- Phone: (480) 284-4450
Apprentice Pipeline: AMT Schools in Arizona
FAA Part 147 schools are one pipeline for apprentice candidates in Arizona — students and recent graduates often look for shops where they can keep logging experience. Some of the Part 147 aviation maintenance schools in Arizona include:
- Pima Community College (Tucson)
- Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Mesa)
- West-MEC (Glendale)
- Universal Technical Institute (Avondale)
You don't have to wait on a school pipeline: every profile on this page is a candidate already seeking on-the-job training your certificated mechanics can supervise under 14 CFR 65.77.
Common Questions
Why hire an A&P apprentice in Arizona?
Boeing performs final assembly and testing of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter at its Mesa, Arizona site, the only U.S. Apache production line, building aircraft for the U.S. Army and global customers. Demand for certificated mechanics is strong — training an apprentice under 14 CFR 65.77 lets your shop grow its own A&Ps instead of competing for them.
Are there Part 147 schools in Arizona to recruit from?
Yes — five: Chandler-Gilbert Community College (Mesa, at Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport), Pima Community College (Tucson), Aviation Institute of Maintenance (Phoenix), West-MEC (Glendale, an evening program), and Universal Technical Institute (Avondale — FAA-approved in 2024). School students and graduates are one recruiting pipeline — but under 14 CFR 65.77 your hires don't need school at all; supervised experience in your shop alone qualifies them to test.
Does Arizona offer apprenticeship tax credits?
Not from what we've researched — we haven't found a state apprenticeship tax credit in Arizona. State support is grant-based and attaches to Registered Apprenticeship Programs, not informal 14 CFR 65.77 OJT. The U.S. DOL keeps a state-by-state list of apprenticeship tax credits worth checking for changes, and employers may qualify for the federal Work Opportunity Tax Credit on eligible hires. For current programs, check the Arizona Apprenticeship Office at DES.
How do I track and manage an A&P apprentice's hours for OJT?
Keep a dated, task-level log, signed as the work happens. The FAA's own guidance for the experience review lists an “AMT log signed by your supervising mechanic” and a statement from your employer among the documentary evidence an inspector accepts — and the more evidence, the better. Note that time spent in training doesn't count; practical experience means actually performing maintenance. Grease Pilot's OJT tracking does this for you: it logs each task by FAA ACS subject, captures your digital supervisor sign-offs, and exports an FAA-ready PDF package when your apprentice is ready to apply. Grease Pilot also generates signed employer verification letters — the employer statement the FAA lists as accepted evidence — to back up the log.
Cities in Arizona
About hiring A&P apprentices
In Arizona, the state employs about 5,670 aircraft mechanics and service technicians, earning a median wage of about $75,300/year (BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, May 2025). Entry-level pay starts near $48,290/year and experienced mechanics earn up to about $121,480/year. A&P (Airframe & Powerplant) mechanics are certificated by the FAA under 14 CFR Part 65, and documented on-the-job experience under your certificated mechanics is a recognized route to certification eligibility — see the FAA experience requirements. Employers can also formalize training through the U.S. Department of Labor's Registered Apprenticeship program, and the BLS profile for Aircraft Mechanics (49-3011) covers the hiring market.
Forty-one percent of U.S. certificated mechanics are already over 60, and more than 45,000 will reach retirement age within the next ten years — the average FAA-certificated mechanic is 54, twelve years older than the average American worker (ATEC & Oliver Wyman, 2025 Pipeline Report, analysis of FAA airmen certification data). Training an apprentice is how a shop replaces that bench before it retires.
Job boards list openings for apprentices to apply to. This directory lists the apprentices themselves — the supply side of the same marketplace where shops nationwide post A&P apprenticeship opportunities.
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