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Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Also filed here: Mechanic, Car mechanic, Auto mechanic
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #518 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $50,620 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 825,800 in the US, with about 66,200 openings a year
The work, 21 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: Repair vehicle components12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair tools or equipment12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect vehicles7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain vehicles in working condition6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,100 conversations, and it got them there 92% of the time.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes3%
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 activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Confer with clients to determine needs or order specifications3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 502 conversations, and it got them there 54% of the time.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs3%
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: Maintain facilities or equipment3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,312 conversations, and it got them there 95% of the time.
AI helps with this: Connect components or supply lines to equipment or tools2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,570 conversations, and it got them there 96% of the time.
AI helps with this: Diagnose system or equipment problems2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 245 conversations, and it got them there 90% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 105 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 66,200 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.
- Shares 59% of the workBus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists0% AI does, against 9% here+3.6% by 2035 · $61,770 · High school diploma
- Shares 58% of the workOutdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics0% AI does, against 9% here+2.3% by 2035 · $47,880 · High school diploma
- Shares 57% of the workRail Car Repairers0% AI does, against 9% here+2.6% by 2035 · $67,530 · High school diploma
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 0.12, higher than 43% 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, 49-3023 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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