Heavy equipment mechanic
Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs, and overhauls mobile equipment like cranes, bulldozers, and graders used in construction, logging, and mining.
Will AI replace heavy equipment mechanic jobs?
AI changes jobs more often than it replaces them. How much AI can help with this work: Low. More AI overlap than 24 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
- Schedule machine maintenance and keep service records
- Read operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings
- Research, order, and keep track of parts
What stays human
- Repair and replace damaged or worn parts
- Test equipment after repair to make sure it works to specs
- Run and inspect machines to find defects
10-year outlook · USA
Expected change in the number of these jobs by 2035: +6.7%. Typical pay: $65,510 a year. US Bureau of Labor Statistics. German figures differ, but the direction is usually similar.
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