Empowering you to power our fleet

Jumpstart your career with Calibrate, United Airlines’ apprenticeship program, where you can get paid while you accelerate on a path to becoming a United technician.
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Secure the skills that
​​​​​​​power your career

Calibrate is a full-time, paid apprenticeship program, where you’ll learn through hands-on experience with state-of-the-art aircraft, ground service equipment and facilities maintenance as you follow a clear path to a career as a technician at United.
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As a Calibrate participant, you will:
Earn while you learn Get technician pay, benefits, and travel perks on day 1, build union seniority throughout the training and certification process. All at no cost to you, saving you up to $50,000 in tuition and related expenses. 
Level up your skillset

Get on the job training by qualified technicians and work with the most modern technology, aircraft and airport equipment while you prepare to join the Aircraft Maintenance, Ground Service Equipment or Facilities Maintenance teams.   
Grow your career Calibrate unlocks countless career opportunities in technical and management roles throughout United.

“The Calibrate apprenticeship program is a great opportunity for people who are interested in becoming a technician but don’t have the resources or support they need to attend traditional technical schools or colleges. It will provide life-changing opportunities, help to diversify our workforce and give us access to an even bigger pool of talented, qualified, motivated people. This is all critical regarding our United Next growth plans.”
Rodney Luetzen, technician, now Vice President of United’s Tech Ops team

Join a globally admired team
When you join Calibrate, you’ll be a part of a company that is committed to global citizenship by taking an active role in diversity, equity and inclusion, the environment and creating a more sustainable future.
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Get exclusive benefits
From day 1, you and your family will have access to employee benefits and travel perks.
 
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Committed to diversity
We’re committed to providing more opportunities to groups underrepresented in technician roles. Currently, only 2.6% of certificated aircraft technicians are female and only 40% are people of color. We plan to train more than 1,000 people to become United Technicians through Calibrate by 2026, with a goal of at least 50% being women or people of color.

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Is Calibrate right for you?

It's never been a better time to be a part of United's Tech Ops team. 
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