General maintenance and repair worker
Uses several maintenance and craft skills, like plumbing, heating, welding, carpentry, and electrical repair, to keep machines and buildings in good shape.
Will AI replace general maintenance and repair worker jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 23 in 100 jobs. AI touches a small part of this work. Most of the job happens with your hands, your body or in person. 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 the type and cost of maintenance or repair work
- Diagnose mechanical problems and decide how to fix them using manuals
- Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers
What stays human
- Do routine upkeep like checking belts and motors, fluids, and filters
- Inspect, operate, or test machinery to find malfunctions
- Adjust working parts of devices using hand tools, levels, and straightedges
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +4.2%. Typical pay: $49,590 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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