Will AI replace Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?

What this score means

Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door is among the least exposed roles in Construction & Trades. Most of what the job involves still sits outside what current AI can do, even as the tools around it keep changing. At 13 out of 100 it sits close to the Construction & Trades average of 14. Across the 3 sources behind this baseline, individual estimates run from 7 to 20, so the score is a weighted consensus rather than any single figure.

The number is a consensus estimate for the typical version of the role, built from published academic and industry research scored occupation by occupation. It is not a prediction about any individual. How scoring works

What this job actually involves

Exposure follows the work itself rather than the job title, so it is worth seeing what the role is made of. These are the tasks O*NET records for Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door, most central first, showing 12 of 32.

• 01Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
• 02Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
• 03Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
• 04Calibrate instrumentation, such as meters, gauges, and regulators, for pressure, temperature, flow, and level.
• 05Install, inspect and test electric meters, relays, and power sources to detect causes of malfunctions and inaccuracies, using hand tools and testing equipment.
• 06Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
• 07Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.
• 08Turn meters on or off to establish or close service.
• 09Shut off service and notify repair crews when major repairs are required, such as the replacement of underground pipes or wiring.
• 10Install regulators and related equipment such as gas meters, odorization units, and gas pressure telemetering equipment.
• 11Cut seats to receive new orifices, tap inspection ports, and perform other repairs to salvage usable materials, using hand tools and machine tools.
• 12Turn valves to allow measured amounts of air or gas to pass through meters at specified flow rates.

Task statements from O*NET by the National Center for O*NET Development, used under CC BY 4.0. The tasks are descriptive; the exposure score above is ours.

The research behind this score

This baseline aggregates 3 research sources that scored Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door for AI and automation exposure. More recent, higher confidence studies carry more weight in the final number.

• 01Anthropic Economic Index 2026 - AI Task Exposure · 2026
• 02GPTs are GPTs: Labor Market Impact Potential of LLMs · 2024
• 03AI Occupational Exposure to Language Modeling · 2023

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