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Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians

developing, testing or programing new robots, repairing rework and attaching wires between controllers. If that's your week, this page is about your job.

The honest answer

AI is already taking a real slice of the routine work here: maintaining service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems. That is a slice of tasks, not of you.

Your move: what you can actually do about this ↓

That slice is not coming back; the core of the job, testing performance of electromechanical assemblies, stays yours. New tools, same person answering for it.

Your week, as this page understands it

Operate, test, maintain, or adjust unmanned, automated, servomechanical, or electromechanical equipment. May operate unmanned submarines, aircraft, or other equipment to observe or record visual information at sites such as oil rigs, crop fields, buildings, or for similar infrastructure, deep ocean exploration, or hazardous waste removal. May assist engineers in testing and designing robotics equipment. The job title says “electro-mechanical”, “mechatronics technologists” or “technicians”: officially one job, several names. The real job is the part underneath: testing performance of electromechanical assemblies. 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 electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians is not one task. It is 50 scored ones, and they are nowhere near equally exposed. The most durable of them, on this evidence, is testing performance of electromechanical assemblies, and the ledger below shows exactly why.

Where the work sits, by task weight

shifting to AI
15%
changing shape
13%
staying human
72%

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

Whole-job exposure score 27 out of 100 (23–33 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, across 50 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 electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians 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

8 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.

  • Maintaining service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (89–97 allowing for uncertainty): very 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: Service records are structured entries that maintenance systems already keep automatically.

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

  • Selecting electromechanical equipment, materials, components or systems to meet functional specifications

    This is reading one thing and writing another: electromechanical equipment, materials, components or systems in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Select electromechanical equipment, materials, components, or systems to meet functional specifications.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 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: Matching parts to a written specification uses published datasheets, which software searches and compares well; an engineer checks the shortlist.

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

  • Documenting robotics test procedures and results

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Document robotics test procedures and results.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 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: Writing up procedures and results is desk work software drafts well, though the procedure detail comes from the specific rig.

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

  • Establishing and maintaining inventory, records or documentation systems

    This is reading one thing and writing another: inventory, records or documentation systems in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Establish and maintain inventory, records, or documentation systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (71–79 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: Setting up and running inventory and document systems is ordinary record work that software already does most of.

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

Changing shape

8 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.

  • Reading blueprints, schematics, diagrams or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly

    The software now makes the first pass at blueprints, schematics, diagrams or technical orders, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Software can read a drawing and suggest an assembly order, but engineering drawings still trip it up often enough to need checking.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Producing electrical, electronic or mechanical drawings or other related documents or graphics necessary for electromechanical design

    The software now makes the first pass at electrical, electronic or mechanical drawings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Produce electrical, electronic, or mechanical drawings or other related documents or graphics necessary for electromechanical design, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Drawing software helps a lot, but turning a design into correct production drawings still needs a person doing most of the work.

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

  • Developing robotic path motions to maximize efficiency

    The software now makes the first pass at robotic path motions, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Develop robotic path motions to maximize efficiency, safety, and quality.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Path planning can be simulated on a computer, but getting motion safe and reliable needs testing on the actual machine.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

Staying human

34 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.

  • Testing performance of electromechanical assemblies

    This work happens in the physical world: performance of electromechanical assemblies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 0 out of 100 (0–7 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high confidence, and it moved between repeat runs, so the range is widened.

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

    The rating behind it: Testing an assembly means connecting instruments to it in person.

    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.

  • Making repairs to robots or peripheral equipment

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors.” (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: Swapping out boards, sensors and motors means opening the machine up.

    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.

  • Troubleshooting robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Troubleshoot robotic systems, using knowledge of microprocessors, programmable controllers, electronics, circuit analysis, mechanics, sensor or feedback systems, hydraulics, or pneumatics.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Software is a genuinely useful fault-finding assistant, but somebody still has to be at the robot testing what it suggests.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

Show the other 40 tasks

  • Preparing written documentation of electromechanical test results

    shifting to AI

    This is reading one thing and writing another: written documentation of electromechanical test results in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Prepare written documentation of electromechanical test results.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 93 out of 100 (89–97 allowing for uncertainty): very 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 test results up into proper documentation is desk work once the readings exist.

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

  • Conducting statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs

    shifting to AI

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

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 75 out of 100 (68–82 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: Comparing costs of sustainable and conventional designs is a statistical study built on data already held.

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

  • Maintaining inventories of robotic production supplies

    shifting to AI

    This is reading one thing and writing another: inventories of robotic production supplies in, a record out. That is the shape today's tools are built for.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Maintain inventories of robotic production supplies, such as sensors or cables.” (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: Tracking sensors and cables in stock is routine record work software handles, apart from the occasional physical count.

    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.

  • Determining whether selected electromechanical components comply with environmental standards and regulations

    shifting to AI

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

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Determine whether selected electromechanical components comply with environmental standards and regulations.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 66 out of 100 (59–73 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: Checking components against published environmental rules is documentary work using supplier data.

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

  • Developing three-dimensional simulations of automation systems

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at three-dimensional simulations of automation systems, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Develop three-dimensional simulations of automation systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Building a three-dimensional simulation is screen work, but it takes real engineering skill to make the model trustworthy.

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

  • Analyzing engineering designs of logic or digital circuitry

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at designs of logic, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Analyze engineering designs of logic or digital circuitry, motor controls, instrumentation, or data acquisition for implementation into new or existing automated, servomechanical, or other electromechanical systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Reviewing circuit and control designs is desk work, but the judgement about whether a design will actually work stays largely human.

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

  • Translating electromechanical drawings into design specifications

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at electromechanical drawings, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Translate electromechanical drawings into design specifications, applying principles of engineering, thermal or fluid sciences, mathematics, or statistics.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 58 out of 100 (51–65 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Reading a drawing and writing the specification is desk work, though getting the engineering right still needs a trained person.

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

  • Identifying energy-conserving production or fabrication methods

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at production, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Identify energy-conserving production or fabrication methods, such as by bending metal rather than cutting and welding or casting metal.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 51 out of 100 (44–58 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: reading one thing and writing another; mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Suggesting less wasteful ways to make a part draws on well-published engineering practice, though the best answer depends on the local shop.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 3/4 · 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 2/4.

  • Programing complex robotic systems, such as vision systems

    changing shape

    The software now makes the first pass at complex robotic systems, but the deciding part still needs a person. So the job becomes checking and deciding rather than producing.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Program complex robotic systems, such as vision systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 43 out of 100 (36–50 allowing for uncertainty): partial exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Coding assistants help a lot with robot and vision programs, but making one work on a real cell still takes a specialist.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Assisting engineers in the design

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put engineers well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Assist engineers in the design, configuration, or application of robotic systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 37 out of 100 (30–44 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.

    The rating behind it: Design support is desk work, but the useful contribution depends on knowing the site and the engineers' intent.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Specifying, coordinating or conducting quality-control or quality-assurance programs and procedures

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put quality-control well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Specify, coordinate, or conduct quality-control or quality-assurance programs and procedures.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 37 out of 100 (30–44 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.

    The rating behind it: Quality procedures can be drafted from standards, but running the program means chasing people and checking the line.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 3/4.

  • Developing or implementing programs related to the environmental impact of engineering activities

    staying human

    The ratings behind this row put programs well outside what today's tools can do on their own.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Develop or implement programs related to the environmental impact of engineering activities.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 32 out of 100 (25–39 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: mistakes that are cheap to catch.

    The rating behind it: Software can draft an environmental program, but getting one adopted across a real workplace depends on people and local conditions.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · needs a body in a room 1/4 · needs an accountable person 0/4 · needs to be trusted in the moment 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Developing, testing or programing new robots

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Develop, test, or program new robots.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: The programming can be drafted by software, but building and physically testing a new robot needs someone in the cell.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Training robots, using artificial intelligence software or interactive training techniques

    staying human

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

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Train robots, using artificial intelligence software or interactive training techniques, to perform simple or complex tasks, such as designing and carrying out a series of iterative tests of chemical samples.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Teaching a robot a task is partly software work, but it is done at the cell with the real parts.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Evaluating the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Evaluate the efficiency and reliability of industrial robotic systems, reprogramming or calibrating to achieve maximum quantity and quality.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Analysing performance data suits software, but recalibrating and retuning happens at the robot itself.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Installing or programing computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Programming can be done at a screen, but the hardware still has to be installed and connected.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Selecting and using laboratory, operational or diagnostic techniques or testing equipment to assess electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems or subsystems

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: laboratory, operational or diagnostic techniques or testing equipment, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Select and use laboratory, operational, or diagnostic techniques or test equipment to assess electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, or subsystems.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 29 out of 100 (22–36 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: Choosing the right test method is knowledge software has; actually running the tests on equipment is not.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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.

  • Modifying computer-controlled robot movements

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: computer-controlled robot movements, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Modify computer-controlled robot movements.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 25 out of 100 (18–32 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Adjusting robot movements is usually done at the machine with the robot in front of you, watching what actually happens.

    The five ratings: output a model can produce 2/4 · 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 2/4.

  • Training others to install, use or maintain robots

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Train others to install, use, or maintain robots.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 20 out of 100 (13–27 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Training happens beside the machine with learners who need to try it themselves, so only the materials can be prepared automatically.

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

  • Training customers or other personnel

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Train customers or other personnel to install, use, or maintain robots.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 20 out of 100 (13–27 allowing for uncertainty): low exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: the same decision, made over and over; work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: Customers learn robots by trying them under guidance, so only the course materials can be prepared automatically.

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

  • Consulting with machinists to ensure that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications

    staying human

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

    importance not published

    O*NET hasn't yet published importance ratings for this occupation's tasks, so the ordering here is ours, not theirs.

    Source: “Consult with machinists to ensure that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 18 out of 100 (11–25 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

    Why it sits in this group: work that happens in the physical world; the value is that a specific person does it.

    The rating behind it: This is a back-and-forth conversation on the shop floor where the machinist's experience is the point.

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

  • Verifying part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (10–18 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high 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: Measuring a part to a thousandth of an inch means holding the gauge against the part.

    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.

  • Testing performance of robotic assemblies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: performance of robotic assemblies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Test performance of robotic assemblies, using instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 14 out of 100 (10–18 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, high 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: Instruments have to be connected to real assemblies, so the testing stays at the bench.

    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.

  • Installing, programing or repairing programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools or conveyors

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools or conveyors, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Install, program, or repair programmable controllers, robot controllers, end-of-arm tools, or conveyors.” (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: The programming part can be drafted, but installing and repairing controllers and conveyors is hands-on.

    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.

  • Inspecting parts for surface defects

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Inspect parts for surface defects.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Cameras can spot some surface flaws, but the part has to be in front of someone and judgement calls stay with the technician.

    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.

  • Operating, testing or maintaining robotic equipment used for green production applications

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Operate, test, or maintain robotic equipment used for green production applications, such as waste-to-energy conversion systems, minimization of material waste, or replacement of human operators in dangerous work environments.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 13 out of 100 (6–20 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Running and maintaining this equipment means being on the plant floor with it.

    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 installation sites

    staying human

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

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Inspect installation sites.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 8 out of 100 (1–15 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: You have to walk the site to see what is actually there before anything can be installed.

    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 2/4.

  • Assisting engineers to implement electromechanical designs in industrial or other settings

    staying human

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

    importance not published

    O*NET hasn't yet published importance ratings for this occupation's tasks, so the ordering here is ours, not theirs.

    Source: “Assist engineers to implement electromechanical designs in industrial or other settings.” (O*NET task statement)
    How this row was scored

    Exposure score: 7 out of 100 (0–14 allowing for uncertainty): minimal exposure, medium confidence.

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

    The rating behind it: Helping put a design into a real factory is mostly being on site with tools and people.

    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 1/4 · how much data exists 2/4.

  • Installing electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: electrical or electronic parts and hardware, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and 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: Soldering parts into a housing 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.

  • Aligning, fitting or assembling component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates or microscopes

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.” (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: Fitting parts together with hand and power tools is physical work at the bench.

    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.

  • Operating metalworking machines to fabricate housings

    staying human

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

    importance 3 · Supplemental
    Source: “Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.” (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 housings and fixtures is workshop 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.

  • Repairing rework or calibrating hydraulic or pneumatic assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or tolerances

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Repair, rework, or calibrate hydraulic or pneumatic assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or tolerances.” (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 and calibrating hydraulic and pneumatic parts is hands-on repair.

    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.

  • Fabricating housings, jigs, fittings or fixtures, using metalworking machines

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: housings, jigs, fittings or fixtures, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Supplemental
    Source: “Fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures, using metalworking 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: Making fixtures on metalworking machines is physical fabrication.

    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.

  • Attaching wires between controllers

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Attach wires between controllers.” (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: Wiring between controllers is done with hands inside the cabinet.

    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.

  • Aligning, fitting or assembling components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates or microscopes

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.” (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: Fitting and assembling parts with tools 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.

  • Performing preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Perform preventive or corrective maintenance on robotic systems or components.” (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: Servicing robots means physically working on them.

    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.

  • Installing new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks

    staying human

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

    importance 3 · Core
    Source: “Install new robotic systems in stationary positions or on tracks.” (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: Installing robots onto floors and tracks is heavy 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.

  • Building or assembling robotic devices or systems

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Build or assemble robotic devices or systems.” (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: Building robotic devices is assembly work done by hand.

    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.

  • Fabricating or assembling mechanical, electrical or electronic components or assemblies

    staying human

    This work happens in the physical world: mechanical, electrical or electronic components or assemblies, in a real place. Software cannot follow it there.

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies.” (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: Building and assembling components is done with tools in hand.

    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.

  • Modifying, maintaining or repairing electrical, electronic or mechanical components, equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning

    staying human

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

    importance 4 · Core
    Source: “Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.” (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 adjusting real components means hands on the 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.

What this job pays, and how many people do it

Median pay
$73,900a 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
15,520in 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: service records of robotic equipment in, a record out. The rows above are exactly that shape: maintaining service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems and selecting electromechanical equipment, materials, components or systems to meet functional specifications. What it cannot do is be there in the room, and that is still where performance of electromechanical assemblies 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: testing performance of electromechanical assemblies is the middle of this job, and the evidence on this page says it stays with a person.

So, given all that: 15% of this job's task weight sits in rows the software is already learning, 13% in rows that change shape rather than disappear, and 72% in rows it is nowhere near. That is the position, measured across 50 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. Maintaining service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems 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 service records of robotic equipment, 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 performance of electromechanical assemblies 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 reading blueprints, schematics, diagrams or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly. 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 electro-mechanical and mechatronics technologists and technicians (nearest by the work that AI is not taking, not by job title), and none of them survived. The closest was electrical and electronic engineering technologists and technicians: only about 12% of its durable work is work you already do. And on the numbers you do not need one. This job scores 27/100 here, with only 15% of the task list in the top band, and “test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments” 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.

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to…, and their equivalent is to modify, maintain, or repair electronics equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning. Across both published task lists that is about 12% of the durable work in that job.

    Why I am not recommending it: You would be starting most of it from nothing: about 12% of the durable work in that job is work you do today, and the rest you would be learning while the bills carried on.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Avionics Technicians

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering…, and their equivalent is to install electrical and electronic components, assemblies, and systems in aircraft, using hand tools…. 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.

    Look at that job’s page anyway →

  • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers

    Why it looked obvious: It came up as a near neighbour on the work AI is not taking: you already align, fit, or assemble components, using hand tools, power tools, fixtures, templates, or…, and their equivalent is to align, fit, assemble, connect, or install system components, using jigs, fixtures, measuring instruments…. 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: $65,380 against your $73,900, 11.5% 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: 15% of its task weight, across 50 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 testing performance of electromechanical assemblies 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 Engineering technicians 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

In UK official statistics this job is counted as Engineering technicians. Pay and employment stay on this page’s own group; the task list and the scores do not cross over.

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 electro-mechanical / mechatronics technologists / technicians, 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 15% 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 electro-mechanical / mechatronics technologists / technicians. 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 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians?
Not as a job, but it is already doing parts of the work. Across the 50 official task statements scored for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians (United States, SOC 17-3024), 15% of the importance-weighted core work is made of tasks today's AI could already do most of. The overall exposure score is 27 out of 100 (range 23–33, band: low). 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 “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” can AI already do?
The highest-scoring tasks in release 2026-q4.1 are: “Maintain service records of robotic equipment or automated production systems” (93/100, very high); “Prepare written documentation of electromechanical test results” (93/100, very high); “Document robotics test procedures and results” (75/100, high). 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 “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” stay human?
About 72% 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: “Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning” (0/100, minimal); “Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies” (0/100, minimal); “Make repairs to robots or peripheral equipment, such as replacement of defective circuit boards, sensors, controllers, encoders, or servomotors” (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 “Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians” do about AI?
Start from the ledger rather than the headline: 15% of this job's weighted core work is exposed, and roughly 72% 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 Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians 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 50 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

About the data on this page

  • One task scored differently between repeat runs, so its range on this page is wider. We would rather show the wobble than hide it.
  • The match between this job and its counterpart in the other country is partial, so the two pages count slightly different groups of people.
  • 10 of this occupation's scored task statements carry a score that was measured under a different occupation's context, because the statement is shared between jobs and has only been scored once so far. Each one names the occupation it was measured under in the free routes below; none is presented as a measurement for this job.
  • 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-with-imputed)
Scores
Rubric task_scoring_v1.0, model claude-opus-5, computed 2026-08-05.
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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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