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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Test Equipment Mechanic” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #290 of 702. Estimated risk: 48.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Test Equipment 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%

“Test Equipment 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

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

  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

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

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

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

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

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

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

  • Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications.

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

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

Technologies & Software

  • Debugging software
  • Hewlett Packard LoadRunner
  • Microsoft Access
  • C++
  • Extensible markup language XML
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Visio
  • Oracle Database
  • National Instruments LabVIEW
  • Structured query language SQL
  • Autodesk AI
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • SAP software
  • Apache Hadoop
  • AutoCAD AI
  • Python
  • Microsoft Project
  • JavaScript
  • Graphical user interface GUI design software
  • Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Enterprise resource planning ERP software
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Customer information control system CICS
  • Vibration analysis software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Apache JMeter
  • Oracle Java
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Perplexity AI
  • Word processing software
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Computer aided design CAD software
  • GitHub Copilot
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • JUnit
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Job control language JCL
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft SQL Server
  • Linux
  • Inventory software
  • ANSYS AI Simulation
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • Gemini Code Assist
  • Bugzilla
  • Computerized numerical control CNC software
  • UNIX
  • Selenium
  • Data acquisition software
  • Shot peening equipment
  • Plug gauges
  • Small hole gauges
  • Computerized numerical control CNC lathes
  • Protractors
  • Computer numerical controlled CNC milling machines
  • Torque wrenches
  • V blocks
  • Scaffolding
  • Paint booths
  • Vernier calipers
  • Coordinate measuring machines CMM
  • Eddy current inspection equipment
  • Multi-axis mills
  • Power screwdrivers
  • Vibration testers
  • Safety lanyards
  • Lasers
  • Split dies
  • Pin punches
  • Hook spanner wrenches
  • Vibration transducers
  • Ball peen hammers
  • Voltmeters
  • Twist drills
  • Overhead cranes
  • Round files
  • Vixen files
  • Tri-squares
  • Socket wrenches
  • Depth micrometers
  • Shakers
  • Thermocouples
  • Gauge blocks
  • Depth gauges
  • Aviation snips
  • Taper taps
  • Countersinks
  • Impact hammers
  • X ray inspection equipment
  • Bleeder wrenches
  • Open end wrenches
  • Force transducers
  • Steel rules
  • Purifying respirators
  • Fire extinguishers
  • Combination wrenches
  • Theodolites
  • Body harnesses
  • Riveting tools
  • Spring calipers
  • Fluorescent penetrant inspection equipment
  • Mill files
  • Precision files
  • Shielded arc welding tools
  • Strain gauge balances
  • Dial calipers
  • Forklifts
  • Drill presses
  • Electronic torque testers
  • Terminal computers
  • Thickness gauges
  • Gamma ray testing equipment
  • Drive punches
  • Telescoping gauges
  • Pressure gauges
  • Wire crimpers
  • Dye penetrant inspection equipment
  • Flow meters
  • Box end wrenches
  • Adjustable wrenches
  • Mallets
  • Thread gauges
  • Personal computers
  • Straight chisels
  • Hacksaws
  • Go/no-go gauges
  • Pyrotechnic initiators
  • Alignment squares
  • Knife files
  • Brazing equipment
  • Digital torque wrenches
  • Flat files
  • Snap gauges
  • Half-round files
  • Gyroscopes
  • Vibration tables
  • Infrared inspection equipment
  • Accelerometers
  • Gantry mills
  • Vertical turret lathes VTL
  • Brazing hearths
  • Digital force gauges
  • Flat head screwdrivers
  • Ultrasonic inspection equipment
  • Center punches
  • Micrometers
  • Bubble emission inspection equipment
  • Safety wire pliers
  • Prick punches
  • Borescopes
  • Magnetic particle inspection equipment
  • Telescopes
  • Soldering irons
  • Plug taps
  • Welding torches
  • Torx drivers
  • Air-supplying respirators
  • Safety goggles
  • Offset screwdrivers
  • Soft face hammers
  • Skin mills
  • Scribers
  • Planer gauges
  • Annealing ovens
  • Reed and Prince screwdrivers
  • Hydrasets
  • Straightedges
  • Aligning punches
  • Bottoming taps
  • Dividers
  • Digital height gauges
  • Allen wrenches
  • Bore gauges
  • Gas arc welding equipment
  • Air drills
  • Digital calipers
  • Bench vises
  • Layout compasses
  • Accelerometer sensors
  • Mass spectrometers
  • Hand snips