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AI Work Index

Headline risk

31%

High Risk

Computer, automated teller, and office machine repairers

United States AI Work Index49-2011

AI displacement pressure score for United States AI Work Index, combining global AI task overlap with local wages, employment trends, and demand signals.

79.1 current · 78.4 projectedConfidence high

Why This Score

Tasks 100%

Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities

Wage $47K

Median annual wage

Demand -1%

Projected employment change over 10 years

Preparation Zone 3

Typical preparation needed for this occupation

Occupation profile

Repair, maintain, or install computers, word processing systems, automated teller machines, and electronic office machines, such as duplicating and fax machines.

Task evidence

100% weighted task match · 16% effective coverage

Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works

United States Now

Median Wage

USD 46,860

Employment 2024

79.1K

Projected Change (2024–34)

-0.9%

Openings (2024–34)

7.6K

Wage distribution

Bottom 10%: USD 35,12025th pctl: USD 38,290Median: USD 46,86075th pctl: USD 59,420Top 10%: USD 69,560

Demand outlook

Projections published, but no prose outlook available.

Education: Some college, no degree Experience: —

Role Profile

Problem solving and decision makingAdaptabilityComputers and information technology

Tasks

  • 1. Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems. AI use: 0%
  • 2. Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts. AI use: 0%
  • 3. Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming. AI use: 0%
  • 4. Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions. AI use: 96%
  • 5. Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service. AI use: 0%
  • 6. Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms. AI use: 0%

Technologies

Microsoft ExcelMicrosoft Office softwareAdobe AcrobatExtensible markup language XMLHypertext markup language HTMLJavaScript

Requirements

License required: 5.1%Certificate: <10%No education requirement: 46.7%High school diploma: 53.3%On-the-job training: 26.43%Prior work experience: 6.2%Specific vocational preparation: 72.6%

Work context

Telephone Conversations 4.9/5
Freedom to Make Decisions 4.5/5
E-Mail 4.5/5
Indoors, Environmentally Controlled 4.4/5
Determine Tasks, Priorities and Goals 4.4/5
Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams 4.3/5

Worker profile

Median age 42.6 · 132K employed

Under 25: 9% · 25–54: 64% · 55+: 27%

Related

No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.

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