The Replaceability Index

Installation, Maintenance & Repair: AI Replaceability Across 39 Occupations

Compare AI task exposure across occupations, alongside pay and projected growth. 39 occupations in this view. The score is a relative index of task exposure from 0 to 100. It is not a percentage chance of losing a job or a forecast of layoffs. Individual tasks, employer choices, adoption, and regulation all matter.

Occupation data. Exposure is an index out of 100, not a probability.
OccupationExposure /100Median annual wageStored growth projectionEmployment
Wind Turbine Service Technicians8$61,770+45%13,400
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers12$86,440+3%125,700
Heating, AC, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers14$57,670+9%406,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers14$77,380+2%555,200
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics18$62,190+5%167,500
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians18$72,700+5%155,800
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians18$47,900+5%34,200
Millwrights18$62,420+5%45,600
Riggers18$57,380+5%16,800
Industrial Machinery Mechanics22$62,090+15%419,700
Avionics Technicians22$73,220+5%21,000
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay22$96,400+3%22,400
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers22$58,200+5%91,800
Automotive Body and Related Repairers22$50,890+3%148,300
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists22$56,850+5%278,800
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians22$48,040+5%21,100
Motorcycle Mechanics22$44,310+3%16,400
Medical Equipment Repairers22$59,180+14%48,100
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers22$47,940+3%25,600
Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers22$41,000+3%3,900
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment28$72,240+3%13,000
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment28$66,510+3%52,200
Rail Car Repairers28$61,010+3%21,800
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics28$42,280+3%34,100
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers28$62,440+3%50,300
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other28$49,530+5%157,800
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General32$46,700+5%1,511,200
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers32$63,120+5%14,300
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers32$48,840+3%18,200
Electronic Equipment Installers and Repairers, Motor Vehicles32$42,700+3%8,100
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers32$47,240+5%28,700
Home Appliance Repairers32$46,820+3%32,900
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers32$61,560-5%101,700
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers32$36,240+5%106,400
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics38$48,040+2%730,800
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers42$65,010-5%179,100
Tire Repairers and Changers42$36,810+3%102,200
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers42$41,260+3%37,800
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers52$44,180-5%113,600

Sources and methodology

The score is a relative index of task exposure from 0 to 100. It is not a percentage chance of losing a job or a forecast of layoffs. Individual tasks, employer choices, adoption, and regulation all matter.

The Index uses stored BLS-based occupation data. O*NET, OECD capability indicators, and task-exposure research are contextual references. The derivation of the stored occupation scores is not reproducibly documented in the published dataset.

The source snapshot does not record the wage-survey year or employment-projection window. Check the original BLS release before treating these figures as current. Editorial changes and export dates do not establish data freshness.

Read the methodology and limitations