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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

  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications.

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

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