As of June 2026, First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers has an AI-exposure score of 59/100 (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.
AI Exposure Score for
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
59/100
Elevated exposure
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More exposed than 64% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$79,860. About 52,400 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.
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How you compare to similar Installation & Repair roles
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers (you)
59
Geothermal Technicians
61
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56
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay
62
Wind Turbine Service Technicians
55
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
55
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Your tasks, by AI exposure
Automatable
- Compile operational or personnel records, such as time and production records, inventory data, repair or maintenance statistics, or test results.
- Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation and monitoring departmental expenditures.
- Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customer, or union workers' representatives, to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, or identify and review resource needs.
- Review, evaluate, accept, and coordinate completion of work bid from contractors.
- Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment, and skill of personnel.
Augmentable
- Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance.
- Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, or disciplinary measures.
- Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, or maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment use.
- Requisition materials and supplies, such as tools, equipment, or replacement parts.
- Examine objects, systems, or facilities and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs.
- Monitor tool and part inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops to ensure adequate working conditions.
- Interpret specifications, blueprints, or job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers.
- Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job-skill deficiencies.
- Perform skilled repair or maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand or power tools, hydraulic presses or shears, or welding equipment.
- Investigate accidents or injuries and prepare reports of findings.
- Develop, implement, or evaluate maintenance policies and procedures.
- Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, or outside contractors.
- Meet with vendors or suppliers to discuss products used in repair work.
- Inspect and monitor work areas, examine tools and equipment, and provide employee safety training to prevent, detect, and correct unsafe conditions or violations of procedures and safety rules.
Durable
- Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools or gauges to verify conformance to standards or repair requirements.
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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers — median pay by US state (BLS OEWS, USD)
California: US$93,660New York: US$91,150Texas: US$76,760
Median annual wage, in USD. US national: US$79,860. More states are being added.