From an Australian government website.
Aircraft Maintenance Engineers - Job Outlook
"Employment for Aircraft Maintenance Engineers to 2016-17 is expected to decline."
"The mix of industries employing Aircraft Maintenance Engineers is not favourable for employment growth prospects."
The growth for aircraft maintenance engineers job vacancies is expected to grow -21.3% over the next 2 years. For the layman, over 1/5th jobs lost.
Yet it still remains on the skills shortage list. WHAT A FU$%ING JOKE!