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Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 2.6% more of these jobs by 2035, slower than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- #506 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +2.6% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $73,900 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 15,700 in the US, with about 1,400 openings a year
The work, 29 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: Assemble equipment or components12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Program computer systems or production equipment11%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 173 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems8%
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: Design electrical or electronic systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect completed work or finished products5%
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: Install commercial or production equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Fabricate devices or components4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
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.
AI does this: Document technical designs, procedures, or activities3%
AI performed this in about 1 in 779 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate the characteristics, usefulness, or performance of products or technologies3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 85 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment3%
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 helps with this: Diagnose system or equipment problems3%
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.
AI helps with this: Maintain electronic, computer, or other technical equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,196 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Design computer or information systems or applications2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 938 conversations, and it got them there 85% of the time.
Still yours: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI does this in desk jobs, but in this one it is mostly hands-on.
AI helps with this: Create visual designs or displays2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 78 conversations, and it got them there 40% of the time.
AI helps with this: Evaluate designs, specifications, or other technical data2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 903 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time.
AI does this: Select materials or equipment for operations or projects1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 529 Copilot conversations and completed it 94% of the time.
AI does this: Develop operational or technical procedures or standards1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,089 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Manage control systems or activities1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect facilities or equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Replenish inventories of materials, equipment, or products1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Develop technical specifications for products or operations1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 1,901 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
Still yours: Develop sustainable organizational or business policies or practices1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate industrial processing or production equipment1%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Determine operational methods or procedures1%
AI performed this in about 1 in 461 Copilot conversations and completed it 93% of the time.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 103 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 1,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
BLS on AIAutomation in manufacturing substitutes for some of this work. Source ↗
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 41% of the workMobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics4% AI does, against 10% here+6.7% by 2035 · $65,510 · High school diploma
- Shares 33% of the workMedical Equipment Repairers2% AI does, against 10% here+12.6% by 2035 · $61,660 · Associate’s degree
- Shares 29% of the workMillwrights0% AI does, against 10% here+0.9% by 2035 · $65,700 · 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 0.17, higher than 59% 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, 17-3024 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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