Maintenance Workers, Machinery

Moderate Risk
52%

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Vote Comments (7)
AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
66%
(High Risk)
POLLING
38%
(Low Risk, Based on 93 votes)
Average: 52%
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
7.8%
by year 2033
WAGES
$57,350
or $27.57 per hour
Volume
58,040
as of 2023
SUMMARY
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JOB SCORE
5.4/10
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Job Score (higher is better):

We rate jobs using four factors. These are:

- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions

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Calculated automation risk

66% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Finger Dexterity

User poll

38% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. However, the automation risk level we have generated suggests a much higher chance of automation: 66% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Maintenance Workers, Machinery will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?

Sentiment

The following graph is shown where there are enough votes to produce meaningful data. It displays user poll results over time, providing a clear indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Maintenance Workers, Machinery' job openings is expected to rise 7.8% by 2033

Total employment, and estimated job openings

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2023 and 2033
Updated projections are due 09-2025.

Wages

Moderately paid relative to other professions

In 2023, the median annual wage for 'Maintenance Workers, Machinery' was $57,350, or $28 per hour

'Maintenance Workers, Machinery' were paid 19.3% higher than the national median wage, which stood at $48,060

Wages over time

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Moderate range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2023 there were 58,040 people employed as 'Maintenance Workers, Machinery' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as 'Maintenance Workers, Machinery'.

Job description

Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance.

SOC Code: 49-9043.00

Comments (7)

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Nick Holden (Low)
18 Apr 2025 20:14
Machinery currently doesn't have the dexterity to repair a bike let alone a complex machine. It will also only find fault if a input lets the machine know there is a fault. If a roller shaft breaks how will it know it's the shaft. We are probably over hundred years away before we get that advanced.
DLeistner (Low)
14 Jul 2024 03:06
Diagnosis of problems that occur as materials and processes change is unprogrammable. Too many variables as well as every machine needs maintenance, even the machines created to maintain other machines.
Adam (Uncertain)
24 Apr 2022 19:51
Variety of tasks and dexterity are required, as well as problem-solving skills.

Machinery would have to be retooled for robots to complete the task easily.
Sean (No chance)
15 Apr 2022 00:24
I've seen automated scrubbers stall for the littlest reasons. It's not even worth using. The sensors need decades of improvement. When the sensors improve then it will take a bit longer to convince the masses to take another chance on paying good money for another robot for maintenance.
Sneezy (No chance)
23 Jul 2021 10:48
Always need someone to work on robots
POREDDY MANISHANKAR REDDY (Low)
18 Dec 2020 02:14
Not that way might the robots control over this occupation as of they only work with the intelligence and will do only the installation of new parts of damage but won't have capability of alterations of the repairs for present running while the parts are out of stock.
Jay
03 Apr 2019 17:41
The robot that will replace the technician job will need at least some maintenance one day.
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