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JOB REPORT / 49-2092 · 31 TASKS

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers.

Can AI do the work of Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers?

Mostly it works alongside you. Here is what shifts, task by task.

YOUR EXPERIENCE MATTERS

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How many tasks do you use AI to assist with at work?

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The parts of your job AI can already do most of:

  • Read service guides to find information needed to perform…
  • Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time
  • Maintain stocks of parts

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WHAT WE LOOKED AT

Your job, task by task.

8 of 31 tasks reviewed

This job has 31 core tasks. We went through 8 of them, one at a time.

Task by task, from the work Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers actually do. How we describe AI use in each task is our own read of it, not a measurement of whether AI can replace the job.

  1. TASK 01

    Read service guides to find information needed to perform repairs.

    AI DOES

    Searches and summarizes service guides to pull out relevant repair steps and specs

    YOU DO

    Judge which info actually fits the real broken tool you're holding

  2. TASK 02

    Record repairs required, parts used, and labor time.

    AI DOES

    Fills in standard repair forms, suggests part names, and formats labor time entries

    YOU DO

    Confirm what parts were truly used and what the repair actually involved

  3. TASK 03

    Maintain stocks of parts.

    AI DOES

    Tracks inventory levels, predicts reorder needs, and generates purchase lists

    YOU DO

    Physically verify stock, handle parts, and decide what's truly needed based on hands-on experience

  4. TASK 04

    Set machinery for proper performance, using computers.

    AI DOES

    Suggests optimal settings, flags parameter errors, and walks through setup steps

    YOU DO

    Verify physical conditions and make hands-on adjustments at the machine

  5. TASK 05

    Inspect and test equipment to locate damage or worn parts and diagnose malfunctions, or read work orders or schematic drawings to determine required repairs.

    AI DOES

    Reads and explains schematic drawings, work orders, and error codes quickly

    YOU DO

    Physically handle, listen to, and test the actual equipment to find the real problem

  6. TASK 06

    Inspect electrical connections, wiring, relays, charging resistance boxes, and storage batteries, following wiring diagrams.

    AI DOES

    Helps you read and interpret wiring diagrams, explains what to look for at each connection point

    YOU DO

    Trust your hands, eyes, and meters to find the real fault in the physical equipment

  7. TASK 07SOURCE-BACKED TASK

    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.

    AI DOES

    Guides test sequences and reads digital measurements

    YOU DO

    Interpret patterns and decide next steps

    About this analysis

    21% · Methodology: exposure-v1 · Analysis date: unavailable · Confidence: medium

  8. TASK 08

    Assemble electrical parts such as alternators, generators, starting devices, and switches, following schematic drawings and using hand, machine, and power tools.

    AI DOES

    Displays schematic drawings clearly and flags assembly steps or wiring errors

    YOU DO

    Use your hands and tools to physically build and connect every part

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This page includes information from the O*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. rtwoai has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

Wage and employment figures are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (2025). Job outlook is from the BLS Employment Projections program, 2024–34. BLS data are in the public domain. BLS has not reviewed or endorsed this page.

Task collaboration data is from the Anthropic Economic Index, release 2025-03-27, used under the CC BY 4.0 license. Anthropic has not reviewed or endorsed this page.

How we describe AI use in each task is our own characterization, not a measurement of whether AI can replace this job. Microsoft note that their metrics "should not be misconstrued or misrepresented as measuring the ability of AI to replace jobs," and that there is more to an occupation than the sum of its tasks.