Where can I find A&P apprentices to hire in Colorado?
Grease Pilot lists 1 aircraft mechanic apprentice profile in Colorado. 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 Colorado
Emerson
Fort Collins, Colorado
- Goal: Airframe & Powerplant (A&P)
- Mech. Experience: Less than 1 year
- Willing to relocate: No
- Skills: Sheet Metal / Riveting
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Supervising an A&P Apprentice in Colorado
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.
Denver Flight Standards District Office
- FAA page: faa.gov FSDO page
- Address: 26805 East 68th Avenue, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80249 (by appointment only)
- Phone: (303) 342-1100
Apprentice Pipeline: AMT Schools in Colorado
FAA Part 147 schools are one pipeline for apprentice candidates in Colorado — students and recent graduates often look for shops where they can keep logging experience. Some of the Part 147 aviation maintenance schools in Colorado include:
- Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely)
- Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Broomfield)
- Aims Community College (Greeley)
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 Colorado?
United Launch Alliance, the 50/50 Boeing–Lockheed Martin joint venture that launches U.S. national-security (Department of Defense) and NASA payloads, is headquartered in Centennial, Colorado. 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 Colorado to recruit from?
Yes — three: Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely), Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology (Broomfield, in the Denver metro), and Aims Community College (Greeley — its program launched January 2026 at Northern Colorado Regional Airport). 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 Colorado offer apprenticeship tax credits?
Yes. Colorado's New & Emerging Industries Apprenticeship Tax Credit (HB24-1439) is a refundable credit of up to $12,600 per apprentice per year, for up to ten apprentices. The catch for a shop: it applies to apprentices in a Registered Apprenticeship Program in an occupation Colorado classifies as “new and emerging” — training under 14 CFR 65.77 by itself doesn't trigger it. A RAP can run alongside the FAA path; confirm your occupation's eligibility with Apprenticeship Colorado.
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 Colorado
About hiring A&P apprentices
In Colorado, the state employs about 2,690 aircraft mechanics and service technicians, earning a median wage of about $82,080/year (BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics, May 2025). Entry-level pay starts near $60,960/year and experienced mechanics earn up to about $130,160/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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