As of June 2026, Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers has an AI-exposure score of 53/100 (Elevated exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers
More exposed than 41% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$47,810. About 7,600 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).
Pay & demand figures are US medians (BLS, in USD) — your local figures will differ. Your exposure score applies broadly.
How you compare to similar Installation & Repair roles
Your tasks, by AI exposure
- Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports.
- Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning.
- Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs.
- Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment.
- Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs.
- Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions.
- Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order.
- Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments.
- Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications.
- Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment.
- Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms.
- Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns.
- Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory.
- Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
- Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service.
- Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices.
- Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems.
- Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts.
- Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming.
- Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs.
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