Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
SOC Code: 49-9098
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workerss install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 86.8/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Repairing, Equipment Maintenance, Critical Thinking.
AI-Proof Score: 86.8 — Very High
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Median Salary
$38,860
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Job Growth
2.3%
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Training Time
Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)
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Job Zone
Zone 2 / 5
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Training Cost
~$5,000
Key Skills
- •Repairing
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Critical Thinking
- •Active Listening
- •Operation and Control
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Monitoring
- •Troubleshooting
Common Tasks
- ✓Install or replace machinery, equipment, and new or replacement parts and instruments, using hand or power tools.
- ✓Examine and test machinery, equipment, components, and parts for defects to ensure proper functioning.
- ✓Tend and observe equipment and machinery to verify efficient and safe operation.
- ✓Adjust, connect, or disconnect wiring, piping, tubing, and other parts, using hand or power tools.
- ✓Clean or lubricate vehicles, machinery, equipment, instruments, tools, work areas, and other objects, using hand tools, power tools, and cleaning equipment.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation