Career Explorer Installation and repair
Human edge, growing
Electric motor, power tool, and related repairers
Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.
Among the most resilient careers: more resilient than 88% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it low), and US jobs are projected to change by +4.4% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on physical dexterity.
AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.
- Median pay (2025)
- $56,210
- Job growth to 2035
- +4.4%
- Openings a year
- 1,400
- People doing it (2025)
- 16,100
- Usual route in
- High school diploma, then moderate on-the-job training
Where people already use AI for this work
- Adjust equipment to ensure adequate performance
- Read documents or materials to inform work processes
- Test performance of equipment or systems
From Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025).
Work AI rarely helps with
- Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipment
- Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas
- Disassemble equipment
What the work looks like
- Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.
- Verify and adjust alignments and dimensions of parts, using gauges and tracing lathes.
- Reassemble repaired electric motors to specified requirements and ratings, using hand tools and electrical meters.
- Measure velocity, horsepower, revolutions per minute (rpm), amperage, circuitry, and voltage of units or parts to diagnose problems, using ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters, and other testing devices.
- Repair and rebuild defective mechanical parts in electric motors, generators, and related equipment, using hand tools and power tools.
From O*NET 31.0, US Department of Labor.
Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook
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- Farm equipment mechanics and service techniciansHuman edge, growing, Index 98, +10.7%
- Mechanical door repairersHuman edge, growing, Index 92, +6.4%
- Plumbers, pipefitters, and steamfittersHuman edge, growing, Index 91, +6.8%
Also known as: Electric Motor Winder, Maintenance Technician, Repair Technician, Service Technician, Electric Motor Mechanic, Electric Motor Repairman, Electro Mechanic, Power Tool Repair Technician.
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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.