Precision instrument and equipment repairers, all other

All precision instrument and equipment repairers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 77 of 99

More resilient than most: more resilient than 77% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is low (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +2.5% by 2035, slower than average. The work leans on physical dexterity.

AI struggles with much of this work. Hiring is expected to grow slower than average, or to shrink.

Median pay (2025): $68,990
Job growth to 2035: +2.5%
Openings a year: 1,000
People doing it (2025): 10,200
Usual route in: High school diploma, then long on-the-job training

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Electric motor, power tool, and related repairersHuman edge, growing, Index 88, +4.4%
Avionics techniciansHuman edge, growing, Index 84, +9.4%
Electrical and electronics installers and repairers, transportation equipmentHuman edge, growing, Index 80, +5.4%
Automotive body and related repairersHuman edge, growing, Index 84, +3.7%

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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.