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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Research Mechanic” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #290 of 702. Estimated risk: 48.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Research Mechanic” 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

46%

“Research Mechanic” will probably not be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 46% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: Operate, install, adjust, and maintain integrated computer/communications systems, consoles, simulators, and other data acquisition, test, and measurement instruments and equipment, which are used to launch, track, position, and evaluate air and space vehicles. May record and interpret test data.

Avg. Annual Salary $86,330
Avg. Hourly Wage $41.50
Available Jobs (US) 9,060
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians #17-3021
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians”

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Core Skills & Abilities

  • Operate and calibrate computer systems and devices to comply with test requirements and to perform data acquisition and analysis.

  • Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications.

  • Construct and maintain test facilities for aircraft parts and systems, according to specifications.

  • Identify required data, data acquisition plans, and test parameters, setting up equipment to conform to these specifications.

  • Adjust, repair, or replace faulty components of test setups and equipment.

  • Confer with engineering personnel regarding details and implications of test procedures and results.

  • Fabricate and install parts and systems to be tested in test equipment, using hand tools, power tools, and test instruments.

  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

  • Inspect, diagnose, maintain, and operate test setups and equipment to detect malfunctions.

  • Test aircraft systems under simulated operational conditions, performing systems readiness tests and pre- and post-operational checkouts, to establish design or fabrication parameters.

  • Record and interpret test data on parts, assemblies, and mechanisms.

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  • Tri-squares
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  • Depth micrometers
  • Air drills
  • Theodolites
  • Hacksaws
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  • Snap gauges
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  • Hook spanner wrenches
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  • Telescopes
  • Thermocouples
  • Small hole gauges
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  • Infrared inspection equipment
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  • Alignment squares
  • Forklifts
  • Dividers
  • Accelerometers
  • Impact hammers
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  • Pin punches
  • Vibration tables
  • V blocks
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  • Thickness gauges
  • Air-supplying respirators
  • Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
  • Overhead cranes
  • Borescopes
  • Riveting tools
  • Flat files
  • Steel rules
  • Safety goggles
  • Fluorescent penetrant inspection equipment
  • Digital height gauges
  • Force transducers
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Half-round files
  • Hydrasets
  • Torx drivers
  • Go/no-go gauges
  • Skin mills
  • Straight chisels
  • Mallets
  • Digital torque wrenches
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  • Scribers
  • Ultrasonic inspection equipment
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  • Gyroscopes
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  • Layout compasses
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  • Adjustable wrenches
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  • Plug taps
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