Key findings
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is set to impact, but not transform, the work of Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines.
Blue-collar workers like them are unlikely to be automated due to the physical nature of their tasks.
The growth in premium goods and services may even increase their demand and income.
In the future, some skills of this job could be automated, such as Equipment Maintenance and Troubleshooting.
However, critical skills like Complex Problem Solving and Judgment will remain essential.
How could AI or automation replace or complement job activities?
In the field of repairing and maintaining heavy equipment, AI or automation tools like Chatgpt could potentially enhance certain processes.
However, tasks such as diagnosing defects, welding broken parts, and fabricating sheet metal require human expertise and decision-making.
For example, AI could assist in researching and ordering parts inventory, improving efficiency in scheduling maintenance, and keeping service records.
Job description
Diagnoses, adjusts, repairs, or overhauls mobile mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment used in construction, logging, and mining, such as cranes, bulldozers, graders, and conveyors.
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