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Installation & Repair · Updated Aug 2026

Medical Equipment Repairers

Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
AI Exposure
48/100
Moderate

How much of this occupation’s work can be materially affected by current AI systems.

Replacement Risk
45/100
Moderate

How likely exposure is to translate into reduced human demand.

Includes provisional estimates for AI adoption pressure and labour-market resilience. How this is measured

Evidence quality
Confidence82/100
Task coverage85%

Confidence reflects task coverage, mapping and capability-evidence quality, and how much of the score rests on provisional inputs.

Task-level evidence

What is driving the score?

Occupation scores are built from the task mix—not a single prediction about a job title.

JVS 2.0.0-phase4b
TaskImportanceAI impactExposure
Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.High
65
Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.High
55
Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.High
73
Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.Medium
72
Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.High
37
Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.High
46
Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.Medium
72
Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.Medium
69
Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.High
41
Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.Medium
43
Fabricate, dress down, or substitute parts or major new items to modify equipment to meet unique operational or research needs, working from job orders, sketches, modification orders, samples, or discussions with operating officials.Medium
52
Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.High
23
Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.Medium
68
Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.High
19
Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.Medium
20
Most exposed

Where AI can do more

Routine, digitized, and highly repeatable tasks face the greatest pressure.

  1. Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.73
  2. Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.72
  3. Contribute expertise to develop medical maintenance standard operating procedures.72
  4. Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.69
Hardest to automate

Where people still matter

These tasks score lowest on automation feasibility—physical presence, judgement, accountability and real-world variability all resist end-to-end automation.

  1. Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.01
  2. Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.02
  3. Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.03
  4. Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.04
  5. Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.05
Where else this work leads

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Beyond AI capability

Adoption and labour-market outlook

Structural factors are kept separate from raw capability so you can see what actually resists automation. Adoption pressure and labour-market resilience are still provisional models—25% of this occupation’s replacement-risk weight rests on them.

Human dependency72
Physical dependency51
Adoption pressure49
Labour-market resilience69
Methodology & sources

O*NET 30.3 occupational data interpreted through the JobsVsAI capability, automation and structural-constraint models.

Confidence82/100
CalculatedAug 21, 2026
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