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Aerospace engineer

Occupation · ISCO 2144what the job is

Design and Technology, Physics and Chemistry at A level, then a Level 6 apprenticeship or a degree.

Closest route from school
Level 6

the nearest apprenticeship standard, a bachelor’s degree · 3 standards and 7 school subjects share ideas with this job · Skills England, ESCO, DfE subject content

Which subjects to pickSchools where they are taken most

Level 6 — England’s qualification levels run 1–8: GCSE is 2, A level is 3, a bachelor’s degree is 6.

At school · Years 9–13

Which subjects build towards it?

7GCSE and A level subjects share ideas with this job; A level Design and Technology is the closest

Bar — strength of the overlap relative to the strongest subject (1.00); not a grade or an entry requirement.

DfE subject content · matched to the apprenticeship standards below by sch.today

A level Design and Technology1.00
GCSE Physics0.73
GCSE Chemistry0.69
A level Mathematics0.59
GCSE Design and Technology0.27

Design and Technology leads because the job and the course share the same ideas: material property, design for manufacture, computer-aided design, trigonometry.

All subjects and shared ideas7
SubjectMatchShared ideas
A level Design and Technology1.00material property, design for manufacture, computer-aided design, trigonometry, statistics
GCSE Physics0.73friction, free body diagram, equilibrium, transformer, vibration
GCSE Chemistry0.69material property, material selection, hydrogen, equilibrium, corrosion prevention
A level Mathematics0.59friction, equilibrium, kinematics, integration, calculus
GCSE Design and Technology0.27corrosion, marking out, material property, material selection
A level Further Mathematics0.22kinematics, integration
GCSE Mathematics0.21kinematics, trigonometry
After school · 16–19 and beyond

Which apprenticeships lead here?

3Skills England standards match this job

Apprenticeship standard — the official list of what an apprentice in one job must know and be able to do; the level says how advanced it is. Level 3 can start straight after GCSEs.

Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0

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England

Where are these subjects taken most?

Secondary schools with at least 30 pupils in Year 11, ranked by the share taking Design and Technology, Physics and Chemistry, weighted by how strongly each subject leads here.

Ranking — shows what pupils study, not how well a school prepares them for the job.

DfE subject entries

St Olave's and St Saviour's Grammar SchoolOrpington, Bromley · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsQueen Elizabeth's School, BarnetBarnet, Barnet · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsThe Henrietta Barnett SchoolLondon, Barnet · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level Mathematics
More schools9
Ilford County High SchoolIlford, Redbridge · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsKing Edward VI Grammar School, ChelmsfordChelmsford, Essex · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsWallington County Grammar SchoolWallington, Sutton · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsUTC PortsmouthPortsmouth, Portsmouth · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsSutton Grammar SchoolSutton, Sutton · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsKing Edward VI SchoolStratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsThe Judd SchoolTonbridge, Kent · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsWestcliff High School for Boys AcademyWestcliff-on-Sea, Southend-on-Sea · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level MathematicsThe Latymer SchoolLondon, Enfield · GCSE Physics, GCSE Chemistry, A level Mathematics
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ESCO · 2144

What the job is

Aerospace engineers develop, test and oversee the manufacture of flight vehicles such as aircrafts, missiles, and spacecrafts. The field of engineering they are active in, can be divided into two branches: aeronautical engineering and astronautical engineering.

Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union.

This is a model of overlapping content, not careers advice or entry requirements, which employers and training providers set. Occupations and their descriptions: ESCO classification of the European Commission, © European Union. Apprenticeship standards: Skills England, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School subjects and entries: Department for Education. Links between them are made by sch.today. Methodology.