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Automotive Body and Related Repairers
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 3.7% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #468 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +3.7% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $54,890 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 163,200 in the US, with about 12,600 openings a year
The work, 19 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Smooth surfaces of objects or equipment21%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components10%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Cut materials9%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Set up protective structures or coverings near work areas6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Prepare mixtures or solutions5%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 714 conversations, and it got them there 93% of the time.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes5%
AI performed this in about 1 in 214 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities4%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position workpieces or materials on equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Plan work activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 720 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Prepare industrial materials for processing or use3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair vehicle components3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment1%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 12,600 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
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- Shares 33% of the workMusical Instrument Repairers and Tuners0% AI does, against 12% here+1.9% by 2035 · $46,420 · High school diploma
- Shares 32% of the workFloor Sanders and Finishers0% AI does, against 12% here+1.4% by 2035 · $50,440 · No formal credential
The wire
On the wire.
Nothing filed about this job yet. The latest from the Work front:
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.09, higher than 29% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 49-3021 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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