Automotive Body and Related Repairers
The short answer
This job is less likely to change much. Most of the work is the kind AI can't help with. In New York State, the number of these jobs is expected to hold steady over the next decade, with about 859 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth for how much AI could touch it. Most of what it involves isn't the kind of work AI can take over.
How much AI could touch this job
Looking at the job itself, AI could help with a small part of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the least exposed fifth, out of 656 jobs we could rank. Read more in the methodology.
What AI can and can’t help with in this job
This job is in the least exposed fifth of New York jobs for AI exposure. The tasks below show why: most of what it involves is work AI can't simply take over.
AI can help with or automate about 8% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Review damage reports, prepare or review repair cost estimates, and plan work to be performed.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Remove damaged panels, and identify the family and properties of the plastic used on a vehicle.
AI could help, but needs extra software
Tasks AI can't do much of
File, grind, sand, and smooth filled or repaired surfaces, using power tools and hand tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Inspect repaired vehicles for proper functioning, completion of work, dimensional accuracy, and overall appearance of paint job, and test-drive vehicles to ensure proper alignment and handling.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Fit and weld replacement parts into place, using wrenches and welding equipment, and grind down welds to smooth them, using power grinders and other tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Prime and paint repaired surfaces, using paint sprayguns and motorized sanders.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Follow supervisors' instructions as to which parts to restore or replace and how much time the job should take.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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