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AI exposure Installation, maintenance and repair

Will AI replace first-line supervisors of mechanics?

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers. US occupation 49-1011.

10.2%

of the time first-line supervisors of mechanics spend on their work goes on tasks where AI is already being used to do that work.of first-line supervisors of mechanics' working hours go on tasks AI has already started taking off their plate.

Ranked 178 of 756 US occupations. More exposed than 76% of them.Further along than 76% of them.

Average US job 7.7%

Well above the typical job.Ahead of most of the workforce.

What AI already does for first-line supervisors of mechanicsWhat first-line supervisors of mechanics no longer do alone

O*NET lists 22 tasks for first-line supervisors of mechanics. AI use at work shows up in 3 of them. Each score runs from 0.5, where every observed use helps a person with the task, to 1, where every use does the task outright.

  1. Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.Core task mostly automated 1.00
  2. Develop or implement electronic maintenance programs or computer information management systems. mostly automated 0.93
  3. Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.Core task automated and assisted 0.72

What it does not touch, yetWhat still needs a human

19 of the 22 tasks show no AI use at work in the data.

  • Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.Core task
  • Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.Core task
  • Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.Core task
  • Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.Core task
  • Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.Core task
  • Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.Core task
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  • Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.Core task
  • Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.Core task
  • Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.Core task
  • Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.Core task
  • Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.Core task
  • Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.Core task
  • Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.Core task
  • Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.Core task
  • Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.Core task
  • Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
  • Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.
  • Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
  • Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.

How that compares

Among the 50 installation, maintenance and repair occupations, first-line supervisors of mechanics rank 2. The group averages 0.7%, and its most exposed job is Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers at 10.7%. The average US occupation sits at 7.7%.

All 756 occupations, ranked

Just above in the ranking

  1. 176Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education 10.3%
  2. 176Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians 10.3%
  3. 178Court, Municipal, and License Clerks 10.2%

Just below

  1. 182Actors 10.1%
  2. 183Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 10.0%
  3. 183Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary 10.0%

What this does and does not mean

Exposure is observed use, not a forecast. Anthropic maps work conversations with Claude onto the tasks O*NET lists for each job and asks, of the tasks AI could speed up, which are actually being used for at work. A use that does the task outright counts in full and a use that assists a person counts half. The task scores are averaged into the occupation figure by the share of time spent on each task.

A high figure means AI is already part of how this work gets done. It does not mean anyone has been replaced. Anthropic's own reading of the labour market finds no systematic rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting exposed jobs.No measurable rise in unemployment among exposed workers so far, and about 14% fewer 22 to 25 year olds starting these jobs. Gap years for everyone. Labor market impacts, 5 March 2026.

Task list and titles from O*NET 31.0 by the US Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. Scores from the Anthropic Economic Index (CC BY). Checked 1 November 2026. How the ranking works.