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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Irrigation Equipment Installer” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #414 of 702. Estimated risk: 75.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Irrigation Equipment Installer” will probably not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 46% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

59%

“Irrigation Equipment Installer” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 59% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Diagnose, adjust, repair, or overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, dairy equipment, and irrigation systems.

Avg. Annual Salary $55,290
Avg. Hourly Wage $26.58
Available Jobs (US) 36,880
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians #49-3041
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Install and repair agricultural irrigation, plumbing, and sprinkler systems.

  • Examine and listen to equipment, read inspection reports, and confer with customers to locate and diagnose malfunctions.

  • Drive trucks to haul tools and equipment for on-site repair of large machinery.

  • Reassemble machines and equipment following repair, testing operation and making adjustments, as necessary.

  • Record details of repairs made and parts used.

  • Tune or overhaul engines.

  • Clean and lubricate parts.

  • Dismantle defective machines for repair, using hand tools.

  • Test and replace electrical components and wiring, using test meters, soldering equipment, and hand tools.

  • Fabricate new metal parts, using drill presses, engine lathes, and other machine tools.

  • Repair bent or torn sheet metal.

  • Maintain, repair, and overhaul farm machinery and vehicles, such as tractors, harvesters, and irrigation systems.

  • Repair or replace defective parts, using hand tools, milling and woodworking machines, lathes, welding equipment, grinders, or saws.

  • Calculate bills according to record of repairs made, labor time, and parts used.

Technologies & Software

  • Augury (Predictive Maintenance)
  • Uptake AI
  • FarmLogic FarmPAD
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Web browser software
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Microsoft Excel
  • ServiceMax AI
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Perplexity AI
  • ServiceMax
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Portable power hacksaws
  • Digital voltmeters
  • Pie dies
  • Screw thread pitch gauges
  • Digital multimeters
  • Bench mount drill presses
  • Oil injectors
  • Needle nose pliers
  • Sheet metal gauges
  • Valve core removal tools
  • Clamping dial indicator
  • Outside calipers
  • Steel squares
  • Fuel pressure gauges
  • Crimping tools
  • Engine dynamometers
  • Router bit sets
  • Digital torque screwdrivers
  • Digital ohmmeters
  • Extension sockets
  • Slide hammers
  • Countersink drill bits
  • Inside micrometers
  • Mechanic's levels
  • Flat cold chisels
  • Spark plug sockets
  • Click type torque wrenches
  • Curved claw hammers
  • Spade drill bits
  • Pipe taps
  • Spark plug feeler gauges
  • Inductive ammeters
  • Dual temperature heat guns
  • C clamps
  • Angle grinders
  • Flat feeler gauges
  • Heavy duty bolt cutters
  • Metal inert gas MIG welders
  • Combination pliers
  • Internal gear pullers
  • Screwdriver bit sets
  • Tungsten inert gas TIG welders
  • Wire stripper pliers
  • Offset box wrenches
  • Bench grinders
  • Pop riveters
  • Gas powered air compressors
  • Soldering guns
  • Outside micrometers
  • Digital vacuum gauges
  • Diagonal cutting pliers
  • Flex head ratchets
  • Round nose chisels
  • Portable cranes
  • Universal socket wrenches
  • Reversible ratches
  • Diamond point chisels
  • Phillips screwdrivers
  • Personal computers
  • Flex handle sockets
  • Offset screwdrivers
  • Laptop computers
  • Locking chain pliers
  • Lineman's pliers
  • Insulation resistance testers
  • Automatic center punches
  • Fuel flow gauges
  • Oil stones
  • Inside calipers
  • Clamp-on bench vises
  • Speed indicators
  • Circular wire gauges
  • Spiral pipe reamers
  • Spiral screw extractors
  • Oxyacetylene welders
  • Rivet guns
  • Automated lathes
  • Adjustable end wrenches
  • Digital tachometers
  • Vernier calipers
  • Electric drills
  • Grinding wheel dressers
  • Bearing pullers
  • Disk grinders
  • Engine timing lights
  • Tap and die sets
  • Machinist's hammers
  • Small hole gauges
  • Diagnostic scan units
  • Air wrenches
  • Handsaws
  • Combination spanners
  • Rawhide hammers
  • Mini hacksaws
  • Engine compression testers
  • Ripping hammers
  • Engine analyzers
  • Aviation snips
  • Flat bastard files
  • Clutch head screwdrivers
  • Arc welders
  • Groove joint pliers
  • Digital oscilloscopes
  • T-handle nut drivers
  • Short chassis jacks
  • Drill bit sets
  • Pipe cutters
  • Standard screwdrivers
  • Straight jaw locking pliers
  • External gear pullers
  • Digital tire pressure gauges
  • Digital pyrometers
  • Lining-up punches
  • Nail sets
  • Hose clamp pliers
  • Slip joint pliers

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