Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

Most exposed tasks

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

No strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Augmentable tasks

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

• Order new parts to maintain inventory.44
• Adjust, maintain, and repair tools, equipment, and machines, and assist more skilled workers with similar tasks.39
• Assemble and maintain physical structures, using hand or power tools.37

Most durable tasks

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

• Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components.23
• Design, weld, and fabricate parts, using blueprints or other mechanical plans.23
• Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.29

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 33 puts Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 0 of 16 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 6 augmentable, and 10 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: lean into the durable core above and adopt AI on the routine remainder before it becomes a mandate.

Lower-exposure adjacent roles

Shown only when the target is at least 10 points lower under the same score version and skill overlap is at least 50%. These are adjacent roles with lower task exposure — not guaranteed “safe careers”.

Labor-market context

• $39,630median wage
• 95,580employed
• 11,800annual openings
• +2.3%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.

• Helpers--Production Workers 49
• Helpers--Electricians 31
• Helpers--Extraction Workers 33
• Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons 19
• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters 24
• Maintenance Workers, Machinery 41

FAQ — Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

What does a score of 33 mean for a Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers?

It means that, weighted across the 16 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 33 on a 0–100 exposure scale — in the least-exposed quarter 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?

This role has no strongly automatable task in the current data release.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Diagnose electrical problems and install and rewire electrical components; Design, weld, and fabricate parts, using blueprints or other mechanical plans; Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools. 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.