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Will AI Replace Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians?
Task-level automation exposure for Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians: 28 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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41%
weighted task index
28 of 28 tasks scored
Median Salary
$73,900 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Low
15,520 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+2.6%
employment change
1,400 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 40 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$47,440 – $119,320
Highest medians
New Mexico $119,320
North Dakota $82,820
Maine $82,510
Nevada $82,010
Connecticut $81,860
Lowest medians
Indiana $47,440
Texas $54,460
New Jersey $60,040
Minnesota $61,670
Michigan $62,460
State figures come from the 17-3024 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 41%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 26%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 35%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 7%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Consequence of error 44/100
Moderate
O*NET's own rating of how serious an uncorrectable mistake would be here — respondents, not us. Deliberately not in the index: the score measures what AI can do with the task content, and multiplying it by stakes would be our judgment dressed as data.
Constituent Task Mix
28 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 26%
8 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 31%
9 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 42%
11 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Emerging & rewritten tasks
Tasks O*NET added or rewrote for this occupation in its recent updates (05/2025 – 08/2026), with who proposed them. Additions are not in the scored task inventory — they are new work O*NET is still measuring, so they appear here and nowhere in the index. A Revision replaces a task that is scored, which is why only those move the "Rewritten by O*NET" share.
- New 05/2025 · AI/SME
Program and calibrate drones for specific missions or tasks, ensuring proper functionality and performance.
Constituent Tasks
#10892 · Core · 30% automatable
Test performance of electromechanical assemblies, using test instruments such as oscilloscopes, electronic voltmeters, or bridges.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
#22014 · Core · 72% automatable
Install or program computer hardware or machine or instrumentation software in microprocessor-based systems.
text generation — Code generation strong; human architects and reviews
Develop software or computer applications.
#10893 · Core · 80% automatable
Read blueprints, schematics, diagrams, or technical orders to determine methods and sequences of assembly.
text generation — Review technical docs to plan work
Review technical documents to plan work.
#22015 · Core · 24% automatable
Modify, maintain, or repair electrical, electronic, or mechanical components, equipment, or systems to ensure proper functioning.
decision support — AI drafts electromechanical designs; engineer verifies
Design electromechanical equipment or systems. Maintain electromechanical equipment. Maintain electronic equipment.
#10896 · Core · 25% automatable
Inspect parts for surface defects.
visual inspection — Flaw location on physical products needs presence
Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
#10894 · Core · 8% automatable
Install electrical or electronic parts and hardware in housings or assemblies, using soldering equipment and hand tools.
physical manipulation — Instrumentation installation requires hands-on wiring
Install instrumentation or electronic equipment or systems.
#10898 · Core · 25% automatable
Verify part dimensions or clearances to ensure conformance to specifications, using precision measuring instruments.
visual inspection — Flaw location on physical products needs presence
Inspect finished products to locate flaws.
#22012 · Core · 8% automatable
Fabricate or assemble mechanical, electrical, or electronic components or assemblies.
physical manipulation — Fabricating devices needs dexterous hands-on assembly
Assemble equipment or components. Fabricate devices or components.
#10895 · Core · 5% automatable
Align, fit, or assemble component parts, using hand or power tools, fixtures, templates, or microscopes.
physical manipulation — Assembling components is physical hands-on work
Assemble equipment or components.
#22016 · Core · 42% automatable
Produce electrical, electronic, or mechanical drawings or other related documents or graphics necessary for electromechanical design, using computer-aided design (CAD) software.
text generation — Electronics schematics need expert verification and standards
Create schematic drawings for electronics.
#22018 · Core · 58% automatable
Select electromechanical equipment, materials, components, or systems to meet functional specifications.
decision support — Project material selection needs spec and site judgment
Select project materials.
#22011 · Core · 68% automatable
Establish and maintain inventory, records, or documentation systems.
data analysis — Maintain records systems; human owns integrity
Develop technical methods or processes. Maintain operational records or records systems.
#10902 · Supplemental · 38% automatable
Develop, test, or program new robots.
decision support — AI drafts electromechanical designs; engineer verifies
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment. Program robotic equipment. Design electromechanical equipment or systems.
#20743 · Supplemental · 82% automatable
Prepare written documentation of electromechanical test results.
text generation — Document test results from provided data
Document design or operational test results.
#10900 · Supplemental · 14% automatable
Repair, rework, or calibrate hydraulic or pneumatic assemblies or systems to meet operational specifications or tolerances.
physical manipulation — Physical calibration of instruments requires hands
Calibrate scientific or technical equipment. Maintain electromechanical equipment.
#22017 · Supplemental · 30% automatable
Select and use laboratory, operational, or diagnostic techniques or test equipment to assess electromechanical circuits, equipment, processes, systems, or subsystems.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment.
#19683 · Supplemental · 18% automatable
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.
data analysis — AI interprets results; human runs physical tests
Test performance of electrical, electronic, mechanical, or integrated systems or equipment. Operate industrial equipment. Maintain electromechanical equipment.
#22009 · Supplemental · 60% automatable
Determine whether selected electromechanical components comply with environmental standards and regulations.
data analysis — Equipment specs analysis aided; physical testing human
Evaluate characteristics of equipment or systems.
#22010 · Supplemental · 50% automatable
Develop or implement programs related to the environmental impact of engineering activities.
decision support — Operational methods aided; human decides
Determine operational methods.
#10901 · Supplemental · 40% automatable
Train others to install, use, or maintain robots.
interpersonal — Operational procedure training needs live demonstration
Train personnel on proper operational procedures.
#22005 · Supplemental · 68% automatable
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.
data analysis — Analyzes design requirements; human architects system
Analyze design requirements for computer or electronics systems.
#22007 · Supplemental · 70% automatable
Conduct statistical studies to analyze or compare production costs for sustainable and nonsustainable designs.
data analysis — Cost-benefit analysis from given inputs; human reviews
Analyze costs and benefits of proposed designs or projects.
#22019 · Supplemental · 35% automatable
Specify, coordinate, or conduct quality-control or quality-assurance programs and procedures.
interpersonal — Directing QC needs human oversight of physical processes
Direct quality control activities.
#10899 · Supplemental · 12% automatable
Operate metalworking machines to fabricate housings, jigs, fittings, or fixtures.
physical manipulation — Machine tool operation is hands-on skilled work
Fabricate products or components using machine tools.
#22021 · Supplemental · 65% automatable
Translate electromechanical drawings into design specifications, applying principles of engineering, thermal or fluid sciences, mathematics, or statistics.
decision support — Design criteria drafted; human owns decisions
Determine design criteria or specifications.
#22013 · Supplemental · 52% automatable
Identify energy-conserving production or fabrication methods, such as by bending metal rather than cutting and welding or casting metal.
text generation — Process methods drafted; materials validation human
Develop operational methods or processes that use green materials or emphasize sustainability.
#23943 · Core · 40% automatable
Assist engineers to implement electromechanical designs in industrial or other settings.
decision support — Process improvements need physical/organizational execution
Implement design or process improvements.
#22008 · Core · 58% automatable
Consult with machinists to ensure that electromechanical equipment or systems meet design specifications.
interpersonal — Discussing design features with staff is relational exchange
Discuss design or technical features of products or services with technical personnel.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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