Ship Engineers vs Maintenance and Repair Workers, General AI Risk

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medium risk

Ship Engineers

51 shared · 33 different

core competencies

low risk

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Side-by-Side Comparison

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General leads 4–1

Metric	Ship Engineers	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Risk Score	28.0%	23.9%
Risk Tier	Medium Risk	Low Risk
Risk Percentile	30th	16th
Tasks at Risk (>50%)	6 / 15	4 / 15
Median Salary	$101,320	$48,620
Employment	9K	1.5M

Skill Comparison

Sorted by largest difference

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Administration and Management

Transportation

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Mechanical

Controlling Machines and Processes

Making Decisions and Solving Problems

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Documenting/Recording Information

Engineering and Technology

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships

Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates

Protective Factors

Higher values indicate stronger protection against AI displacement

Ship Engineers

30%

total discount

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

26%

total discount

Task Risk Comparison

Tasks sorted by AI automation risk — higher means more automatable

Ship Engineers

6 of 15 at risk

87%Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks.

86%Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.

86%Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.

85%Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies.

77%Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.

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 -$52,700(-52%) vs Ship Engineers

Ship EngineersMaintenance and Repair Workers, General

10th

$56,620$33,860

25th

$71,720$39,050

Median

$101,320$48,620

75th

$130,380$61,710

90th

$162,370$76,110

Premium Head-to-Head Analysis

Displacement Timeline Comparison

Ship Engineers2028–2035

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General2028–2035

20242030203520402045

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

Risk-Adjusted Salary

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

Ship Engineers

$72,950

from $101,320

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

$36,985

from $48,620

After adjusting for AI risk, Ship Engineers offers $35,965 more in risk-adjusted pay.

Transition Feasibility

Skill Overlap

Low overlap — significant retraining needed for transition

Unique to Ship

Unique to Maintenance

Combined Protection Strategy

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

Creativity

Regulatory Barriers

Decision Complexity

Social Intelligence

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