As a helicopter technician, your job is to repair, troubleshoot, and perform maintenance on helicopters. This includes working on engines, managing hydraulics, checking the airframe, examining electrical systems, and adding or removing components as necessary. Helicopter technicians often conduct routine and special inspections, review completed work to ensure that maintenance meets all standards, read service manuals, and maintain repair logs to provide documentation of all work done. Other aspects of this job vary by employer. If you work in industries like helicopter tourism, you tend to work regular hours, while helicopter technicians working for city governments or hospitals may need to work on weekends and holidays.