Installation, Maintenance, and Repair · United States (national)
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
How exposed this work is to automation, shown as ranges with the reasoning and sources.
The short version: this role is less exposed to automation, and the bigger shift looks near-term.
It is a sourced range, not a verdict, and the detail is below.
Built on O*NET tasks, BLS pay and projections, and peer-reviewed AI-exposure research. Sources shown.
Data snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. How it works
AI / softwarerange 8.4 to 32.4
Physical / roboticsrange 26.9 to 50.9
When the change is likely
Near-term, highlocal demand declining
What to do about it
Use AI to outpace AI.
Strategies to protect your livelihood, most important first.
1
Act within the next 1 to 2 years
Displacement for this role is near-term. Start a concrete reskilling plan now, while you still have income and leverage.
2
Pivot toward Calibration Technologists and Technicians
It is skill-adjacent and less exposed (26.7 vs 39). A lateral move now beats a forced one later.
3
Build a financial buffer
Keep 6 to 12 months of expenses and diversify your income, so a disruption is a setback rather than a catastrophe.
4
Add a recognised credential
A certification or license raises the bar against automation and signals value in a tightening market.
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Which of my tasks are exposed
Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
38.9
Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
50.0
Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
38.9
Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
50.0
Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
38.9
Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
38.9
Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.
38.9
Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.
38.9
Longer, orange bars are more automatable; short green bars are resistant.
What is driving my result
lowers risk
raises risk
Local demand is declining
Task: Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
Task: Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
Lower-risk adjacent roles
Calibration Technologists and Technicians
26.7
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
35.5
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How this score is calculated
Map Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers to its standard O*NET task list (8 core tasks).
Score each task for AI/software exposure (Eloundou et al. 2023) and physical/robotics exposure (an O*NET work-context proxy), each 0 to 100.
The two axis scores are the task averages: AI 20.4, robotics 38.9.
The timeline comes from the higher axis (38.9), shifted for local demand (declining), and seniority. It is read against your remaining working years.
Ranges are about ±12 points. A backtest against real BLS employment change shows the risk ranking holds in aggregate, but individual outcomes are predicted weakly, so results are ranges, never a flat verdict.
Sources: O*NET, Eloundou et al. (2023), GPTs are GPTs, O*NET Work Context, BLS CPI-U, BLS OEWS.
Snapshot SNAPSHOT-2026-11-06. Full method and backtest on How it works.