Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Most exposed tasks

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

• Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work.65

Augmentable tasks

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

• Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.55
• Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.40
• Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.35

Most durable tasks

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

• Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.10
• Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.10
• Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, or power tools.10

Task exposure values and classifications are published, versioned estimates audited against the anchored rubric. This page reads them from the data release rather than generating them at request time. Bars show exposure contribution relative to this role’s task mix.

What this means

A score of 23 puts Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in the least-exposed quarter of analyzed occupations. In practice, exposure this level is about the mix: 1 of 20 analyzed tasks lean automatable, 4 augmentable, and 15 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.

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

• $49,590median wage
• 1,529,700employed
• 159,800annual openings
• +3.8%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.

• Hydroelectric Plant Technicians 21
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters 24
• Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 24
• Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers 14
• Industrial Machinery Mechanics 26
• Boilermakers 12

How this score was calculated

FAQ — Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Will AI replace Maintenance and Repair Workers, General?

This score cannot predict whether this occupation or any individual job will be replaced. It shows which tasks current and near-term AI can perform or accelerate, which tasks remain more durable, and where a worker can adapt. Employer decisions, demand, regulation, and how the role changes are outside the score.

What does a score of 23 mean for a Maintenance and Repair Workers, General?

It means that, weighted across the 20 tasks we analyzed for this role, the task mix sits at 23 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?

The highest-exposure tasks are: Record type and cost of maintenance or repair work. Exposure comes from the published, rubric-scored data release rather than being generated when you open this page.

Which parts of this job are most durable?

The most durable responsibilities are: Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices; Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery; Dismantle machines, equipment, or devices to access and remove defective parts, using hoists, cranes, hand tools, 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.