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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Mostly untouched
AI barely touches this work so far. The BLS expects 4.2% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #608 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +4.2% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $49,590 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 1.6 million in the US, with about 148,700 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: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain tools or equipment7%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Position materials or components for assembly6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Assemble equipment or components5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment5%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Test performance of equipment or systems5%
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: Inspect vehicles4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair tools or equipment4%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance4%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 510 conversations, and it got them there 94% of the time.
AI helps with this: Purchase goods or services3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 214 conversations, and it got them there 91% of the time.
Still yours: Install commercial or production equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Repair electrical or electronic equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Read documents or materials to inform work processes3%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 51 conversations, and it got them there 88% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
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.
Still yours: Disassemble equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Operate lifting or moving 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.
Still yours: Design industrial systems or equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Build structures3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain operational records3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Install energy or heating equipment3%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Estimate project development or operational costs2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Train others on operational or work procedures2%
AI performed this in about 1 in 348 Copilot conversations and completed it 92% of the time.
Still yours: Supervise personnel activities2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Fabricate devices or components2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Measure physical characteristics of materials, products, or equipment2%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 1,656 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time.
Still yours: Apply protective solutions or coatings2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Join parts using soldering, welding, or brazing techniques2%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Perform agricultural activities2%
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 104 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 148,700 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 53% of the workElectric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers0% AI does, against 5% here+4.4% by 2035 · $56,210 · High school diploma
- Shares 42% of the workOutdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics0% AI does, against 5% here+2.3% by 2035 · $47,880 · High school diploma
- Shares 42% of the workRail Car Repairers0% AI does, against 5% 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 0.08, higher than 23% 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, 49-9071 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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