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Will AI replace Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines?

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Baseline AI displacement risk for Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, aggregated from 3 research sources.

What this score means

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 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 5 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 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines, most central first, showing 12 of 20.

01Repair and replace damaged or worn parts.
02Test mechanical products and equipment after repair or assembly to ensure proper performance and compliance with manufacturers' specifications.
03Operate and inspect machines or heavy equipment to diagnose defects.
04Read and understand operating manuals, blueprints, and technical drawings.
05Dismantle and reassemble heavy equipment using hoists and hand tools.
06Overhaul and test machines or equipment to ensure operating efficiency.
07Adjust, maintain, and repair or replace subassemblies, such as transmissions and crawler heads, using hand tools, jacks, and cranes.
08Repair, rewire, and troubleshoot electrical systems.
09Diagnose faults or malfunctions to determine required repairs, using engine diagnostic equipment such as computerized test equipment and calibration devices.
10Examine parts for damage or excessive wear, using micrometers and gauges.
11Weld or solder broken parts and structural members, using electric or gas welders and soldering tools.
12Research, order, and maintain parts inventory for services and repairs.

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 Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines 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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