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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Test Technician” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #290 of 702. Estimated risk: 48.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

46%

“Test Technician” 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 Technician” 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

  • Design electrical and mechanical systems for avionic instrumentation applications.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

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

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

  • Finish vehicle instrumentation and deinstrumentation.

  • 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.

Technologies & Software

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