Structural pressure
17%
Moderate RiskLikely range
13–21%
Air-conditioning/Refrigeration engineering technician
Associate Professionals & Technicians · SGD 4,141/mo (8% below median)
This model suggests AI is unlikely to significantly disrupt Air-conditioning/Refrigeration engineering technician. moderate exposure with limited overlap across core tasks.
Why This Score
39% of tasks overlap with current AI
49% human advantage from judgment & presence
50% demand buffer from SG labour market
AI usage 25pp above theoretical exposure
These factors combine multiplicatively — larger bars do not mean proportionally larger contributions to the final score.
Exposure × (1 − Bottleneck) × Market Modifier. Band stability: watch. How this works
Tasks AI can handle
Technical documentation, standard testing procedures, data logging, routine diagnostics, and equipment monitoring.
Where humans stay essential
Hands-on troubleshooting, interpreting non-standard test results, calibrating instruments, and bridging communication between engineers and operators.
Skills to focus on
Common tools in similar work
Derived from matched O*NET technology-skill profiles.
Singapore Reality
Current Singapore signal
Labour now, industry footprint, and a directional 12-month read.
The Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians labour market is weak. Vacancy rate is 3.1% and was essentially flat versus last quarter. recruitment is running above resignation (1.5% vs 0.9%). employer pressure is low.
Vacancy rate
3.1%
↓ 3.1% year-on-year
Hiring balance
1.5%
recruit vs 0.9% resign
Retrenchment
1.5 per 1,000
Low incidence
Professionals, Managers, Executives & Technicians data · Q4 2025 full
Top Industries
Where this work is concentrated
Public Administration & Education Services
73.5K
Wholesale & Retail Trade
64.4K
↓ cooling
Top 5 vacancy sector
Financial & Insurance Services
50.1K
↓ cooling
Industry vacancy overlays use the latest published detailed cross-tab (2025 QQ), which can lag the main labour monitor.
12-Month Outlook
Rule-based, not a prediction
What To Do Next
Air-conditioning/Refrigeration engineering technician has some offset potential, but it depends on transition pathways holding up in practice and on workers clearing the main switching frictions.
What could slow it down
- Current demand support is thin, so offsets may take longer to show up.
Easier Switch
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moderate transition · 68% match
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moderate transition · 67% match
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moderate transition · 67% match
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moderate transition · 67% match
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moderate transition · 66% match
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moderate transition · 66% match
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moderate transition · 65% match
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moderate transition · 65% match
See how this compares to similar occupations
Compare with... →Evidence
Crosswalk: direct · SSOC 31152
Anthropic: +25pp vs theory
Raw Scores
AIOE -0.119 · θ 0.673 · C-AIOE -0.092
Stability
watch · Optimistic 13% (Low) · Pessimistic 21% (Moderate)
Confidence
80% · Crosswalk 1.00 · Market 0.65 · Fresh 0.84
Wage (SGD/mo)
25th 2,900 · Median 4,141 · 75th 5,750