AI exposure by occupation, O*NET 49-2011.00

Will AI replace Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers?

Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers: AI can already handle 2 of 25 tasks; the work mostly needs a standard-tier model.

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Every task, scored

The 25 tasks O*NET 30.3 lists for Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, from most to least exposed. 2 reach 60 or more, the level at which AI already handles a task.

Task AI exposure Evidence Model tier Importance
Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning. 65 Estimated Frontier 3.9
Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming. 60 Estimated Standard 4.3
Train new repairers. 35 Estimated Efficient 3.1
Reassemble machines after making repairs or replacing parts. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.4
Repair, adjust, or replace electrical or mechanical components or parts, using hand tools, power tools, or soldering or welding equipment. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Travel to customers' stores or offices to service machines or to provide emergency repair service. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Maintain parts inventories and order any additional parts needed for repairs. 20 Estimated Standard 4.2
Reinstall software programs or adjust settings on existing software to fix machine malfunctions. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Clean, oil, or adjust mechanical parts to maintain machines' operating efficiency and to prevent breakdowns. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.2
Maintain records of equipment maintenance work or repairs. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Complete repair bills, shop records, time cards, or expense reports. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.1
Install and configure new equipment, including operating software or peripheral equipment. 20 Estimated Efficient 4.0
Update existing equipment, performing tasks such as installing updated circuit boards or additional memory. 20 Estimated Efficient 3.7
Converse with customers to determine details of equipment problems. 15 Estimated No tier 4.4
Disassemble machines to examine parts, such as wires, gears, or bearings for wear or defects, using hand or power tools and measuring devices. 15 Estimated No tier 4.3
Align, adjust, or calibrate equipment according to specifications. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Operate machines to test functioning of parts or mechanisms. 15 Estimated No tier 4.2
Test new systems to ensure that they are in working order. 15 Estimated No tier 4.1
Read specifications, such as blueprints, charts, or schematics, to determine machine settings or adjustments. 15 Estimated No tier 3.8
Test components or circuits of faulty equipment to locate defects, using oscilloscopes, signal generators, ammeters, voltmeters, or special diagnostic software programs. 15 Estimated No tier 3.7
Assemble machines according to specifications, using hand or power tools and measuring devices. 15 Estimated No tier 3.7
Lay cable and hook up electrical connections between machines, power sources, and phone lines. 15 Estimated No tier 3.5
Enter information into computers to copy programs from one electronic component to another or to draw, modify, or store schematics. 15 Estimated No tier 3.5
Calibrate testing instruments. 15 Estimated No tier 3.2
Fill machines with toners, inks, or other duplicating fluids. 15 Estimated No tier 3.1

Observed: scored from AI use recorded in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), 0 of 25 tasks. Estimated: scored from the task's O*NET 30.3 work activity, 25 of 25. Importance is O*NET's 1 to 5 rating of how central the task is. Model tier is the lowest tier that can do the task under the published rubric; "No tier" marks hands-on work.

The model tier this role needs

A standard-tier model or lower covers 50% of the role's importance-weighted task work. 53% of the work is something AI can address at some tier, and 47% is hands-on.

Efficient, standard and frontier tiers come from the JobRoute model tier reference. The recommended tier is the lowest one that covers 80% of the work AI can address. How the method works.

Wages, employment and outlook

US employment
65,600
Median annual wage
$47,810
Middle half of earners
$38,900 to $59,870
Projected change, 2024 to 2034
-0.9%

Employment and wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Projection: BLS Employment Projections 2024 to 2034.

Adjacent roles

The occupations that reuse the most of this role's skills, with the usual time to move. These are the first places to look when you plan to redeploy or retrain people in this role.

Skill overlap and transition time from the JobRoute role adjacency graph on O*NET 30.3 skills.

Questions about Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers and AI

Will AI replace Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers?

AI already handles 2 of the 25 tasks O*NET lists for this occupation, at a task exposure of 60 or more, and the role's importance-weighted exposure is 22 out of 100. JobRoute scores tasks, not whole jobs, so the score shows how much of the work changes rather than whether the job disappears. BLS projects employment to change by -0.9% from 2024 to 2034.

What is the AI exposure of Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers?

22 out of 100 on JobRoute's task exposure measure, the importance-weighted average of the role's O*NET task scores. Higher means more of the work is AI-doable today. 0 of the 25 task scores are observed in the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026 release), and the other 25 are estimated from each task's O*NET work activity.

Which Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers tasks can AI already do?

The tasks with the highest exposure are: Analyze equipment performance records to assess equipment functioning; Advise customers concerning equipment operation, maintenance, or programming. They are the tasks that reach 60 or more.

What AI model tier does this role need?

A standard-tier model or lower covers 50% of the role's importance-weighted task work, and 47% is hands-on work that no model tier covers. JobRoute assigns each task the lowest tier that can do it under a published rubric and recommends the lowest tier that covers 80% of the work AI can address.

How many people work as Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers, and what do they earn?

65,600 people in the United States, with a median annual wage of $47,810 (BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). BLS Employment Projections expect a change of -0.9% from 2024 to 2034.

How to cite

Data version 2026-11-02, JobRoute method v1.0.0. Download all occupations or this occupation as JSON. Methodology.

JobRoute (2026). AI exposure: Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers. Data version 2026-11-02, method v1.0.0. Built on O*NET 30.3, BLS OEWS May 2025 and the Anthropic Economic Index (June 2026). CC BY 4.0. https://www.jobroute.ai/jobs/computer-automated-teller-and-office-machine-repairers

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