Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
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Calculated automation risk
Low Risk (21-40%): Jobs in this level have a limited risk of automation, as they demand a mix of technical and human-centric skills.
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User poll
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 37% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Maintenance and Repair Workers, General will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
Sentiment
The following graph is included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.
Sentiment over time (yearly)
Growth
The number of 'Maintenance and Repair Workers, General' job openings is expected to rise 5.1% by 2033
Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2024.
Wages
In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Maintenance and Repair Workers, General' was $46,700, or $22 per hour
'Maintenance and Repair Workers, General' were paid 2.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060
Wages over time
Volume
As of 2023 there were 1,503,150 people employed as 'Maintenance and Repair Workers, General' within the United States.
This represents around 1.0% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 101 people are employed as 'Maintenance and Repair Workers, General'.
Job description
Perform work involving the skills of two or more maintenance or craft occupations to keep machines, mechanical equipment, or the structure of a building in repair. Duties may involve pipe fitting; HVAC maintenance; insulating; welding; machining; carpentry; repairing electrical or mechanical equipment; installing, aligning, and balancing new equipment; and repairing buildings, floors, or stairs.
SOC Code: 49-9071.00
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Comments
It is possible to design machines which are repairable by robots but it will take an entire redesign of equipment to make it modular and capable of being repaired that way. It is doubtful that would be economically feasible within any reasonable time frame.
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