Control and valve installer or repairer
Installs, repairs, and maintains controlling devices like electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, and safety and flow valves.
Will AI replace control and valve installer or repairer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 52 in 100 jobs. AI helps with some tasks, like paperwork or first drafts. People still do the core of the job. 0% of this job’s working time is already spent on tasks people bring to AI at work (Anthropic Economic Index). Based on Microsoft research on real AI use at work, matched to the tasks of each job in O*NET.
What AI already helps with
- Record maintenance details, including test results, materials used, and repairs
- Record meter readings and installation data on cards, orders, or handheld computers
- Report dangerous field situations and damaged or missing meters
What stays human
- Take apart and repair controls and valves like regulators and thermostats
- Oil moving parts using lubricants
- Install, inspect, and test electric meters and relays to find faults
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +4.3%. Typical pay: $74,340 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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