Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations · SOC 49-3042

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

little overlap 2023 task rating

What this means. In the researchers’ assessment, few tasks overlap. The rating includes tasks that could require additional AI software.

What it does not mean. This is not the chance of losing your job, a measure of current AI use, or a test of today's tools.

How to read the rating · Score and source detail

Work and pay in Colorado

About 4,100 Coloradans work in this occupation. These statewide BLS figures describe the occupation, not the number of jobs at risk.

Colorado employment: 4,060 published OEWS estimate, 2025
Colorado median wage: $71,830 annual, 2025

Technical detail: score, comparison and sources

A score summarizes task ratings on a 0–100 scale. A percentile compares occupations with each other. Neither is a probability of job loss.

Exposure score: 12.5 0–100; published human task rating
Percentile: 30 higher rated overlap than 30% of occupations

Where it sits among occupations

Each bar is the number of occupations scoring in that range. This occupation scores 12.5 — more exposed than 30% of the 830 occupations scored; the median occupation scores 28.0.

This occupation’s score comes from published human task ratings (Eloundou and colleagues, 2023). Employment and wages are BLS OEWS Colorado estimates for 2025; no county imputation is used for those figures.

Scoring formula and cutoffs · Original sources · Exact data

Similar occupations in this group

Maintenance and Repair Workers, General little overlap 22,960 CO jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers little overlap 13,590 CO jobs
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics little overlap 12,300 CO jobs
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers little overlap 8,940 CO jobs

The largest other occupations (by published Colorado employment) in Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Occupations — all 51 are on the group page.

Cite this page

Colorado AI Exposure Atlas

Martin, Christopher. “AI Exposure of Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines.” Colorado AI Exposure Atlas, 2026 edition. https://coloradoaiexposureatlas.com/occupation/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanics-except-engines/.

2026 Edition · Employment data 2025 · Compiled by Christopher Martin

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