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Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

inspecting and testing equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, setting machinery for proper performance and lubricating moving parts. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI changes the edges of this job, not the middle: disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made is work software can't reach.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

What shifts is recording repairs required, parts used and labor time. This page scores what today's tools actually do, not headlines.

Your week, as this page understands it

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches. The job title says “electric motor”, “power tool” or “related repairers”: officially one job, several names. The real job is the part underneath: disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made. That is the thing someone has to be right about.

The exposed part of this job is specific, and we won’t pretend it is coming back. But electric motor, power tool, and related repairers is not one task. It is 31 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
9%
changing shape
0%
staying human
91%

These bars are tasks changing hands, not people being counted out. The ledger below shows which.

Whole-job exposure score 9 out of 100 (7–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, across 31 scored tasks. The number is the support for the sentence above it, not a headline about anyone’s future.

How we know this

What is measured: Every published task statement for electric motor, power tool, and related repairers is rated on five dimensions: can a model produce the output, does the work need a body in a room, does it need a legally accountable person, does it depend on a person being trusted in the moment, and how much data exists. A published formula turns those five ratings into the score; the model never writes the number.

How the bar is built: Each task’s share of the bar is its published importance weight, so a task you do all day counts for more than one you do twice a year.

Release: 2026-q4.1, scores computed 2026-08-05. Read the full method.

Your job, task by task

These are the official task statements for this occupation, in plain English, sorted by what the evidence says is happening to each one. The official wording sits under every line so you can check the rewrite against it.

Shifting to AI

2 tasks

Tasks today’s tools can already do most of. This is the part we will not soften: where these rows are the bulk of your week, the week changes.

  • Recording repairs required, parts used and labor time

    This is reading one thing and writing another: repairs required, parts used and labor time in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 69 out of 100 (65–73 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Writing up parts used and hours worked is simple record keeping that software captures easily.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Reading service guides to find information needed to perform repairs

    This is reading one thing and writing another: service guides in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 69 out of 100 (62–76 allowing for uncertainty): high exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Finding the right procedure in service documentation is fast, accurate work for a search assistant.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 4/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

Changing shape

0 tasks

Tasks where the machine takes the producing and a person keeps the checking, the deciding, or the answering-for-it. For most jobs this is the biggest group, and it is where "transformation, not termination" is literally visible.

Nothing in this job’s scored task list landed in this group. That is the measurement, not an editorial choice, and it is worth knowing either way.

Staying human

29 tasks

Tasks that stay with a person, because they happen in the physical world, because the rules need someone accountable, or because the value is that a specific person does them.

  • Inspecting and testing equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 5 · Core
    Source: “Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (7–21 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Reading the paperwork is easy for software, but finding the actual fault means testing the unit in front of you.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made

    This work happens in the physical world: defective equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Disassemble defective equipment so that repairs can be made, using hand tools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Taking equipment apart with hand tools is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Lifting units or parts, motors or generators

    This work happens in the physical world: units, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Lift units or parts such as motors or generators, using cranes or chain hoists, or signal crane operators to lift heavy parts or subassemblies.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Lifting heavy units with cranes and hoists is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Adjusting working parts, such as fan belts, contacts and springs, using hand tools and gauges

    This work happens in the physical world: parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Adjust working parts, such as fan belts, contacts, and springs, using hand tools and gauges.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Adjusting belts, contacts and springs needs hands and gauges on the machine.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Scraping and cleaning units or parts

    This work happens in the physical world: units, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Scrape and clean units or parts, using cleaning solvents and equipment such as buffing wheels.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Scraping and cleaning parts is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Measuring velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute, rpm), amperage

    This work happens in the physical world: velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute, rpm), amperage, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Taking meter readings from a running unit means physically hooking up instruments.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Reassembling repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings

    This work happens in the physical world: repaired electric motors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Rebuilding a motor with hand tools is physical assembly work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Lubricating moving parts

    This work happens in the physical world: parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Lubricate moving parts.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Greasing moving parts is hands-on maintenance.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

Show the other 21 tasks

  • Maintaining stocks of parts

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: stocks of parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Maintain stocks of parts.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 38 out of 100 (31–45 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Stock levels and reorder points are easy to manage in software, though shelves still get counted by hand.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · needs a body in a room 2/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Setting machinery for proper performance

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: machinery, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Set machinery for proper performance, using computers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (1–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, low confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: The settings can be worked out from specifications, but the machine still has to be set up on site.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Inspecting electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical connections, wiring, relays, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 10 out of 100 (3–17 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Wiring diagrams are easy to read, but checking real connections and batteries means being at the equipment.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 1/4 · needs a body in a room 3/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Repairing and rebuilding defective mechanical parts in electric motors

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: defective mechanical parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Repair and rebuild defective mechanical parts in electric motors, generators, and related equipment, using hand tools and power tools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Repairing and rebuilding mechanical parts is hands-on bench work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Rewiring electrical systems and repairing or replacing electrical accessories

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical systems, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Rewire electrical systems, and repair or replace electrical accessories.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Rewiring and replacing accessories is physical electrical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Soldering, wrapping and coat wires to ensure proper insulation

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: coat wires, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Solder, wrap, and coat wires to ensure proper insulation.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Soldering and insulating wires is hand work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Assembling electrical parts, alternators, generators, starting devices and switches

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical parts, alternators, generators, starting devices and switches, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Assemble electrical parts such as alternators, generators, starting devices, and switches, following schematic drawings and using hand, machine, and power tools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Assembling electrical parts from drawings is physical assembly.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Removing and replacing defective parts

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: defective parts, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Remove and replace defective parts such as coil leads, carbon brushes, and wires, using soldering equipment.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Removing and replacing worn parts is physical repair work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Welding braze or solder electrical connections

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: braze, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Weld, braze, or solder electrical connections.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Welding, brazing and soldering connections is skilled hand work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Refacing ream and polish commutators and machine parts to specified tolerances, using machine tools

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: ream, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Reface, ream, and polish commutators and machine parts to specified tolerances, using machine tools.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Machining commutators to tolerance is hands-on tool work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Cleaning cells, cell assemblies, glassware, leads, electrical connections and battery poles, using scrapers, steam, water, emery cloths, power grinders or acid

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: cells, cell assemblies, glassware, leads, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Clean cells, cell assemblies, glassware, leads, electrical connections, and battery poles, using scrapers, steam, water, emery cloths, power grinders, or acid.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Cleaning battery cells and connections is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Rewinding coils on cores in slots

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: coils, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Rewind coils on cores in slots, or make replacement coils, using coil-winding machines.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Winding coils onto cores is hands-on work at the machine.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Cutting and forming insulation and insert insulation into armature, rotor or stator slots

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: insulation, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Cut and form insulation, and insert insulation into armature, rotor, or stator slots.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Cutting insulation and fitting it into slots is fine hand work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Verifying and adjusting alignments and dimensions of parts

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: alignments, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Verify and adjust alignments and dimensions of parts, using gauges and tracing lathes.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Checking and adjusting alignments with gauges is done on the machine.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Testing equipment for overheating, using speed gauges and thermometers

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Test equipment for overheating, using speed gauges and thermometers.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Testing for overheating means placing instruments on running equipment.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Steamcleaning polishing and buffing wheels to remove abrasives and bonding materials

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: wheels, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Steam-clean polishing and buffing wheels to remove abrasives and bonding materials, and spray, brush, or recoat surfaces as necessary.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Steam cleaning and recoating wheels is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Testing battery charges and replacing or recharge batteries

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: battery charges, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Test battery charges, and replace or recharge batteries as necessary.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Testing and swapping batteries means handling them directly.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Repairing and operating battery-charging equipment

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Repair and operate battery-charging equipment.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Repairing and running charging equipment is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Sharpening tools, saws, picks, shovels, screwdrivers and scoops

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: tools, saws, picks, shovels, screwdrivers and scoops, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Sharpen tools such as saws, picks, shovels, screwdrivers, and scoops, either manually or by using bench grinders and emery wheels.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Sharpening tools on a grinder is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Sealing joints with putty, mortar and asbestos, using putty extruders and knives

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: joints, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Seal joints with putty, mortar, and asbestos, using putty extruders and knives.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Sealing joints with putty and mortar is hands-on work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

  • Hammering out dents and twists in tools and equipment

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: dents, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Hammer out dents and twists in tools and equipment.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–4 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world.

    The rating behind it: Hammering dents out of tools is physical work.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 0/4 · needs a body in a room 4/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 0/4 · how much data exists 1/4.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
$56,210a year, the middle of the range, so half earn more and half earn less.bls-oews, 2025 · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)
How we know this

Source: bls-oews

Reference period: May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

Rounding: Shown as published.

People doing this job
14,450in the US, 2025.bls-oews · May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx)

What is deliberately not here: a forecast of how many of these jobs exist in ten years. Where an official projection exists for a market we publish it with its vintage; where it does not, we leave the space empty rather than borrow the other country’s number.

Why this is shifting

The reason is boringly specific. Most of what is shifting here is reading one thing and writing another: repairs required, parts used and labor time in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: recording repairs required, parts used and labor time and reading service guides to find information needed to perform repairs. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where defective equipment gets done. Which is why this page talks about your tasks changing, not your job ending.

Your move

Over a pint: what I’d tell you if you were my friend

Start with what does not change: disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 9% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 0% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 91% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 31 scored tasks. It is not a forecast about you.

So the thing worth your attention is not the job going away. It is the layer around it. Recording repairs required, parts used and labor time is the part turning into software, and being the person who understands that layer is worth money.

This week: one thing

Ask the one question. Find whoever is bringing new software into your workplace (the manager, the office, whoever runs the system) and ask them what it is meant to do to repairs required, parts used and labor time, and what it is not meant to touch. Ten minutes, this week, before anyone decides it for you.

What you end up holding
a straight answer about what is actually being rolled out, and when
How long it takes
ten minutes

If there’s nobody obvious to ask, or you’d rather not ask your manager: Put the same question to your union rep, your shift lead or the person who has been there longest, in person, over a break. Same ten minutes, same answer, and you will usually get a straighter one. Write down what they say. The note is the artifact, and it tells you whether defective equipment is in scope or not. Nothing to log into, no license needed.

Over the next 90 days

Get inside the tool rollout rather than waiting for it. Over the next ninety days, ask to be in the group that tests, checks or signs off whatever new system arrives near inspecting and testing equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions. It is usually an unglamorous seat that nobody fights for, and it is the one that decides how the software is used on your job rather than to it.

Over the next 12 months

On this evidence I would not retrain out of this job, and I will say that plainly rather than hedge it. The task list here is dominated by work that stays with a person. What I would do with a year is get formally recognised for the layer around it (the systems, the compliance, the planning), so you are the one who understands the software instead of the one it is done to. Before you pay for anything, use CareerOneStop - Find local training. It is free, it is the Labor Department's own service, and it is listed below with the rest of the free routes.

The roads out of here, and why I am not sending you down them

I looked at the obvious moves out of this job, and here is what I found.

I checked the 12 nearest US occupations to electric motor, power tool, and related repairers (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was farm equipment mechanics and service technicians: only about 9% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 9/100 here, with only 9% of the task list in the top band, and “inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose…” is not work that hands over cleanly. None of them beats deepening what you already have.

How that was checked: this job was compared against all 830 US occupations in this release on their official task statements, and the 12 nearest were examined one by one. A move that turns on an industry, an employer or a qualification rather than on the work itself will not show up in a check like that. And this release carries no licence register, so anything you are weighing needs that looked up separately.

3 moves I checked and rejected

These are the obvious-looking jumps. They are here with their reasons rather than quietly dropped, because the ones that fail are worth knowing about. It is one less thing to turn over at night.

  • Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already lubricate moving parts, and their equivalent is to clean and lubricate parts. Across both published task lists that is about 9% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 9% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions…, and their equivalent is to inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions. Across both published task lists that is about 6% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 6% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $49,590 against your $56,210, 11.8% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already disassemble defective equipment, and their equivalent is to disassemble broken or defective equipment to facilitate repair and reassemble equipment when repairs…. Across both published task lists that is about 5% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: Almost none of it is work you already do: about 5% of the durable side of that job. That is a different job, not a next step. It is a pay cut, in those words: $39,630 against your $56,210, 29.5% less (OEWS May 2025 (both)). Retraining to earn less is a decision, not advice.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

What I’d stop worrying about

A friend tells you what not to spend fear on. This is that list.

  • The headline number you read somewhere

    The big “X% of jobs” figures are about the whole economy, not about you. The number that describes your job is on this page: 9% of its task weight, across 31 scored tasks. Every row behind it is printed above with the source. Check ours; ignore theirs.

  • The headlines about your trade disappearing

    They are usually about the technology, not the timetable. Changes to work like disassembling defective equipment so that repairs can be made arrive through rules, insurance and money, slowly and visibly. This page tracks the task evidence and will move when it moves.

  • Retraining out of a job that is holding up

    On this evidence I would not spend money leaving. Spend it on the layer around the job instead: the tools, the paperwork, the planning. That is where the change actually is.

  • The “obvious” next job everyone suggests

    I checked the obvious moves and most of them did not survive. The reasons are printed with the routes above, including the pay and the gate. A move that fails on the numbers is worth knowing about so you can stop turning it over at night.

You are reading the United States figures

The United Kingdom splits this work across more than one official group, of which Electricians and electrical fitters is the closest. The pay and employment figures are not directly comparable, and we do not average them together.

Switch to the United Kingdom page →partial match

The other groups this work is counted across:

In UK official statistics this job is counted as Electricians and electrical fitters and Electrical service and maintenance mechanics and repairers. Pay is shown separately for each of those groups (medians cannot be averaged together), while the task list and the scores on this page are for this group only.

Your route through this

Where to go next, and what it costs

Free, and complete

The moves above cost nothing. These are the real services that go with them: public, government-funded, and free at the point of use. Nothing on this page is behind an email address or a payment.

No Space for this job, but one for what is happening to it

Nothing Collab365 runs is built for electric motor / power tool / related repairers, and we are not going to point you at the nearest one and call it a fit.

There is one that is not about a job title at all. The AI Authority is about being the person who directs these tools at work rather than the person they get compared to. That is worth saying here, because 9% of the work on this page is already inside what they can do.

Try The AI Authority free →

7 days free, no card needed. Explore up to 2 Spaces before you choose a plan: you pick a plan later, not now.

The AI Authority is a general community about working with AI, not a course for electric motor / power tool / related repairers. You do not need it to act on anything here: the moves above cost nothing and stand on their own. The data on this page is the same either way.

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Questions people ask about this job

Will AI replace Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 31 official task statements scored for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (United States, SOC 49-2092), 9% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 9 out of 100 (range 7–14, band: minimal). That is a statement about tasks, not about headcount: this measures what AI could do, not whether any employer adopts it, whether the law allows it, or whether doing the routine parts faster creates more demand for the human parts. Figures are from release 2026-q4.1.
Which tasks in “Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time” (69/100, high); “Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs” (69/100, high); “Maintain stocks of parts” (38/100, low). Each score comes from five published 0–4 ratings turned into a number by a published formula, and each carries the model's one-sentence reason on the page.
Which tasks in “Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers” stay human?
About 91% of this job's task weight sits in work that scores low for AI exposure. The lowest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Hammer out dents and twists in tools and equipment” (0/100, minimal); “Seal joints with putty, mortar, and asbestos, using putty extruders and knives” (0/100, minimal); “Sharpen tools such as saws, picks, shovels, screwdrivers, and scoops, either manually or by using bench grinders and emery wheels” (0/100, minimal). Low scores usually mean the task needs a body in a room, a legally accountable human, or trust built in real time. Those are the three things the scoring rubric treats as gates rather than obstacles.
What should someone working in “Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 9% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 91% is not. The practical move is to spend more of your week on the tasks that score low, the ones above, and to get fluent at directing AI through the tasks that score high, because those are the parts that change whether or not you are ready for them. This page does not predict your job, and nothing here is career advice tailored to you: the score describes the occupation, not the person.
How is the AI exposure score for Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers calculated?
Each official task statement for the occupation is rated on five published 0–4 dimensions (output replicability, physical embodiment, licensed accountability, real-time human trust, and data availability) by claude-opus-5 using scoring prompt task_scoring_v1.0. The model never writes the score; a published formula turns the five ratings into a 0–100 number, so every score can be recomputed by hand. The occupation figure is the importance-weighted mean across 31 scored tasks. The prompt, the rubric, the formula and the full dataset are published at https://futureproof.collab365.com/method and https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1 under CC BY 4.0.

Where these numbers come from

Worth knowing about these figures

  • One row is marked low confidence, so treat it as a ballpark rather than a fine measurement.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • Task clusters are not derived in this release, so the task-cluster field is empty and no Collab365 Space routing is attached to this occupation yet.
Task statements
onet-dbProcessing: catalogue-bridge → onet-im-rt-weighting → task-scoring → score-aggregation
Task weights
onet-db (im-rt)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
Pay and employment
bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))bls-oews (May 2025 estimates (national_M2025_dl.xlsx))

Figures on this page come from release 2026-q4.1, published 2026-08-05. Every release keeps its own permanent address, so a figure you cite in March is still there, unchanged, in November.

The plain-English wording on this page is assembled directly from the task statements and the published ratings, not written by hand for this occupation. That is why it is specific, and it is also why we say so.

The routes and free resources further up are today’s, not the release’s (last reviewed 2026-08-05). A route is an offer, not a historical fact, so it moves on its own clock.

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Collab365 (2026). Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1 (methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0). https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1. Licensed CC BY 4.0. Built with O*NET data (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0); ONS data (Open Government Licence v3.0); GAISI task framework (arXiv:2507.22748, MIT); BLS data (public domain).

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@misc{collab365futureproof2026q41,
  title        = {Collab365 Futureproof: task-level AI exposure for US and UK occupations, release 2026-q4.1},
  author       = {{Collab365}},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://futureproof.collab365.com/data/2026-q4.1},
  note         = {Release 2026-q4.1, methodVersion 2.0.0, promptVersion task_scoring_v1.0, CC BY 4.0}
}

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