Home appliance repairer
Repairs, adjusts, or installs electric and gas household appliances like refrigerators, washers, dryers, and ovens.
Will AI replace home appliance repairer jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Medium. More AI overlap than 41 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
- Teach customers how to use and care for appliances
- Record maintenance and repair work done on appliances
- Use diagrams, manuals, and troubleshooting guides to diagnose and fix problems
What stays human
- Watch appliances run to spot problems like loose parts or leaks
- Trace electrical circuits and test them to find shorts and grounds
- Replace worn or faulty parts like switches, belts, gears, and circuit boards
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +1.9%. Typical pay: $50,990 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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