I have been looking into careers and found a great school for aviation maintenance. I was just wondering if anyone here is in that field of work could to me what its like for you. What do you need to do and where to work or job outlook.

Well, I have been doing it for 22 years now. To be honest, it is starting to lose it's shine................mainly due to night shift. Add that to the rain/snow coming down sideways at 02:00 whist trying to change a main wheel and brake unit with numb fingers and entering my 40's last year and all around me are keen 20 something’s. Saying that, hanger work is not so bad  
Aviation maintenance has to be in your blood, I have seen so many people come and go due to them thinking that it would be cool, good conversation starter, easy and a multitude of other reasons. If the want to spanner on aircraft is not in your blood, then 9 times out of 10 you will not be very good at it...............and if you are not very good at it, life will be hard. It is possibly the only work environment outside of the military that has a military sense of humour and work ethic. If you have a  parent who has served, ask them about it. If you have no sense of humour, then this line of work is probably not for you. It can also be very repetitive. If for example if you end up doing bay work then you end up doing the same thing day in day out. It suits some, but most not. You need a goal and work towards it. Being new to aviation involves a great deal of watching a learning even when you have a paper qualification in your hand. You can have all the credentials in the world, but until you get a company endorsement, you are the bottom of the ladder. Don't let me put you off. I still enjoy my job, but I see no reason to put a shine on something that can be dull. My day is full of deadlines, cutbacks, making do, pissed off pax due to delays, pilots who have gotten out of the wrong side of the bed, baggage handlers who think they are the most important people on the ramp, cleaners who think that you should wait for them to finish before you start any servicing action, fuel truck drivers who don't listen that the fuel load had changed, catering wagons denting the aircraft, operations personal who ask incessantly how long the aircraft will be delayed, cold weather or sweat dripping of your nose, overtime and a whole load of other things.............would I change it.........never, because every day is different from the day before

Matt

Well, after 5 1/2 years in helicopter maintenance for the USAF, I'd agree with many of the things said so far. Maintenance can be a challenging, interesting, difficult, frustrating, and extremely rewarding job all at the same time. It's something you have to enjoy to be successful. At work we always joke that the best maintainers are the ones that "Like the Abuse". From cranky pilots, to cranky management, to cranky airplanes, it's different challenges everyday, and no two days are ever the same. Having a thick skin helps, as most mx folks have a odd, somewhat harsh, but amusing sense of humor.  
I've been doused in JP-8, had hydraulic lines explode in my face, and been covered in pretty much every grease/oil/mud combo you can think of. I work in a high-stress, high-noise, fast paced environment and love every minute of it. I also enjoy the smell of burning jet fuel for some reason, so that helps.  

I can't speak for civilian maintenance, but I've certainly had a few cool travel opportunities, and seen and done some cool things in strange places. Given a chance, I'd do it all over in a heartbeat.