First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

Most exposed tasks

Highest structured exposure values in this role’s task mix — the work AI systems can already do most of.

• Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.75
• Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.66
• Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.66

Augmentable tasks

Work where AI assists rather than replaces — the productivity frontier of this role.

• Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.59
• Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.59
• Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.56

Most durable tasks

Lowest exposure — typically judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability. This is the human moat.

• Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.31

Task exposure values and classifications come from the versioned data release — they are structured data, not model output. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 52 puts First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this high is about the mix: 5 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 14 augmentable, and 1 durable. The useful question isn’t “will AI take this job” — it’s which tasks go first, which get faster, and where to reposition time. That’s what the personalized report maps against your actual week.

One next move: audit how much of your week sits in the exposed tasks above — then shift time toward the durable set or investigate the adjacent roles below.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

No adjacent role in the current data release is at least 10 points lower with ≥50% skill overlap — we don’t label anything “safer” unless the data supports it.

Labor-market context

• $79,860median wage
• 617,500employed
• 52,400annual openings
• +3.1%projected growth

Context only — labor statistics are not inputs to the exposure score. See methodology.

Related roles

Adjacent by skills or family — no exposure claim implied.

• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers 59
• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers 43
• First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand 63
• First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators 68
• First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers 76
• First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers 50

FAQ — First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

What does a score of 52 mean for a First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 52 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the third quartile of analyzed occupations. It measures task exposure to current and near-term AI capabilities, not the probability of losing a job.

Which tasks in this role are most exposed to AI?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results; Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs; Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures. Exposure is scored per task from structured data, not generated by a language model.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements. Durable tasks typically depend on judgment, relationships, physical presence, or accountability.

Is this score personalized to me?

No — this page shows the occupation-level baseline. Two people with the same title often do different work. The $9 personalized report recalculates the score from the tasks you actually do and builds a concrete 7/30/90-day plan around them.