Motorboat 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 hold steady over the next decade, with about 162 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
Document inspection and test results and work performed or to be performed.
AI could do much of this on its own
Tasks AI can't do much of
Start motors and monitor performance for signs of malfunctioning, such as smoke, excessive vibration, or misfiring.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Mount motors to boats, and operate boats at various speeds on waterways to conduct operational tests.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Repair engine mechanical equipment, such as power tilts, bilge pumps, or power take-offs.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Perform routine engine maintenance on motorboats, such as changing oil and filters.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
Replace parts, such as gears, magneto points, piston rings, or spark plugs, and reassemble engines.
AI is unlikely to speed this up
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