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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Maintenance and Repair Workers, General and Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$48,620
$53,990
Employment · BLS OEWS
1,531,700
16,570
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
21st pct
31st pct

At a glance

Dimension Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
Median pay $48,620 $53,990
Employment 1,531,700 16,570
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.8%) About average (+3.4%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 159,800 1,700
Typical education · O*NET Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 21st pct Low · 31st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 4th pct · 11% of tasks 24th pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index Augmentation-leaning (40.7%) Augmentation-leaning (32.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Mechanical, Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Information Ordering, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Manual Dexterity, Near Vision, Troubleshooting, Problem Sensitivity, English Language, Oral Expression, Visualization, Control Precision, Critical Thinking, Oral Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning, Finger Dexterity, Multilimb Coordination, Complex Problem Solving, Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Quality Control Analysis, Inductive Reasoning, Flexibility of Closure, Production and Processing, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Speaking, Equipment Selection.

Specific to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

  • Building and Construction
  • Mathematics
  • Active Learning
  • Monitoring
  • Written Expression
  • Category Flexibility
  • Selective Attention
  • Extent Flexibility

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

  • Visual Color Discrimination
  • Hearing Sensitivity
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Written Comprehension
  • Speed of Closure
  • Perceptual Speed
  • Reaction Time
  • Administration and Management

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Office suite software , Computer aided design CAD software , Word processing software , Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Presentation software , Enterprise resource planning ERP software , Data base user interface and query software , Facilities management software .

Specific to Maintenance and Repair Workers, General

Specific to Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Maintenance and Repair Workers, General or Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Maintenance and Repair Workers, General vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/maintenance-and-repair-workers-general-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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Singulariki. (2026). Maintenance and Repair Workers, General vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/maintenance-and-repair-workers-general-vs-electric-motor-power-tool-and-related-repairers

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  title  = {Maintenance and Repair Workers, General vs Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers},
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