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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Medical Equipment Repairers?
Task-level automation exposure for Medical Equipment Repairers: 20 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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38%
weighted task index
20 of 20 tasks scored
Median Salary
$61,660 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
65,990 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+12.6%
employment change
8,200 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 52 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$29,920 – $78,570
Highest medians
Alaska $78,570
Massachusetts $78,230
Oregon $76,600
Idaho $74,270
Montana $74,070
Lowest medians
Puerto Rico $29,920
Arkansas $38,950
Mississippi $40,710
Wyoming $44,640
Kansas $45,200
State figures come from the 49-9062 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 38%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 37%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 29%
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 35/100
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
20 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) 34%
7 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 14%
3 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 52%
10 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 →Constituent Tasks
#3066 · Core · 21% automatable
Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
physical manipulation — Physical system testing with hands-on instrumentation
Test mechanical systems to ensure proper functioning. Calibrate equipment to specifications.
#3065 · Core · 12% automatable
Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
physical manipulation — Hands-on equipment adjustment for performance
Adjust equipment to ensure optimal performance. Lubricate equipment to allow proper functioning. Maintain work equipment or machinery.
#23980 · Core · 18% automatable
Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
visual inspection — Locating wear and damage requires physical inspection
Inspect mechanical equipment to locate damage, defects, or wear.
#3064 · Core · 80% automatable
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
text generation — Log maintenance and repair records from data
Maintain repair or maintenance records.
#3063 · Core · 7% automatable
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
physical manipulation — Disassembly requires hands-on tool use
Install machine or equipment replacement parts. Disassemble equipment for maintenance or repair. Repair non-engine automotive or vehicle components.
#3062 · Core · 42% automatable
Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
visual inspection — AI reviews records; human observes physical procedures
Monitor work areas or procedures to ensure compliance with safety procedures.
#23981 · Core · 5% automatable
Install medical equipment.
physical manipulation — Hands-on equipment attachment
Install equipment attachments or components.
#3071 · Core · 28% automatable
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
physical manipulation — Hands-on mechanical testing in physical environment
Test mechanical equipment to ensure proper functioning.
#3069 · Core · 66% automatable
Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
decision support — Procedure drafting aided; context-specific validation human
Interpret blueprints, specifications, or diagrams to inform installation, development or operation activities. Plan work procedures.
#3068 · Core · 78% automatable
Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
information retrieval — Technical reading for maintenance well handled
Read technical information needed to perform maintenance or repairs.
#3067 · Core · 42% automatable
Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
interpersonal — Operational training requires live human delivery
Train others in operational procedures.
#3072 · Core · 75% automatable
Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
decision support — Ordering via systems automatable; human approves spend
Order materials, supplies, or equipment.
#3077 · Core · 8% automatable
Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
physical manipulation — Manual repair of worn mechanical parts
Operate welding equipment. Repair worn, damaged, or defective mechanical parts.
#3070 · Core · 10% automatable
Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
physical manipulation — Soldering connections needs precise manual work
Solder parts or connections between parts.
#3075 · Core · 60% automatable
Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
data analysis — Calculation from specs; human confirms field conditions
Calculate requirements for equipment installation or repair projects.
#3073 · Core · 62% automatable
Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
decision support — Equipment selection needs site context and judgment
Determine types of equipment, tools, or materials needed for jobs.
#3074 · Supplemental · 55% automatable
Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.
decision support — Advice good; hands-on equipment context needs human
Advise others on issues related to repairs, installation, or equipment design.
#3079 · Supplemental · 10% automatable
Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.
physical manipulation — Part fabrication requires physical machining and handling
Fabricate parts or components.
#3076 · Supplemental · 30% automatable
Supervise or advise subordinate personnel.
interpersonal — Employee supervision is accountability-bearing human work
Supervise employees.
#3078 · Supplemental · 60% automatable
Make computations relating to load requirements of wiring or equipment, using algebraic expressions and standard formulas.
data analysis — Calculation from specs; human confirms field conditions
Calculate requirements for equipment installation or repair projects.
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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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