Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians
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 grow over the next decade, with about 53 openings expected each year.
Where your job stands
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second 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 about a quarter of this job's tasks.
What this means
Compared with other New York jobs, this one is in the second 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 second 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 14% of the tasks in this job.
Tasks AI can help with or automate
Record details of repairs made and parts used.
AI could do much of this on its own
Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Clean and lubricate parts.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Jobs you could switch to
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