Maintenance Workers, Machinery vs Maintenance and Repair Workers, General AI Risk

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medium risk

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

59 shared · 8 different

core competencies

low risk

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Side-by-Side Comparison

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General leads 4–1

Metric	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Risk Score	29.7%	23.9%
Risk Tier	Medium Risk	Low Risk
Risk Percentile	37th	16th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	10 / 15	4 / 15
Median Salary	$60,500	$48,620
Employment	57K	1.5M

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Controlling Machines and Processes

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Customer and Personal Service

Mechanical

Design

Thinking Creatively

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Information OrderingAI-Vulnerable

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

27%

total discount

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

10 of 15 at risk

88%Inventory and requisition machine parts, equipment, and other supplies so that stock can be maintained and replenished.

86%Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance.

86%Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information.

61%Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies.

57%Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations.

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

4 of 15 at risk

86%Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.

58%Test and treat water supply.

55%Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.

53%Plan and lay out repair work, using diagrams, drawings, blueprints, maintenance manuals, or schematic diagrams.

41%Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.

Wage Comparison

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General earns -$11,880(-20%) vs Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Maintenance Workers, MachineryMaintenance and Repair Workers, General

10th

$40,080$33,860

25th

$48,600$39,050

Median

$60,500$48,620

75th

$72,260$61,710

90th

$83,560$76,110

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Maintenance Workers, Machinery2028–2035

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General2028–2035

20242030203520402045

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General has a longer runway before significant displacement, projected 0 years later than Maintenance Workers, Machinery.

Risk-Adjusted Salary

Salary weighted by displacement risk: salary × (1 − risk%)

Maintenance Workers, Machinery

$42,562

from $60,500

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$36,985

from $48,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Maintenance Workers, Machinery offers $5,577 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Maintenance

Combined Protection Strategy

Regardless of which path you choose, focus on these protective factors

Creativity

Regulatory Barriers

Fine Manipulation

Social Intelligence

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