AI Career Radar

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

Repair, maintain, or install electric motors, wiring, or switches.

AI exposure30 / 100Low exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation13
Freedom to set tasks73
Repeating the same tasks56
$56,210Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.4%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
64Skill durability (moderate)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Critical Thinking
63
69
Active Listening
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
66
Active Learning
62
47
Coordination
62
47
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
47
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Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Writing
60
47
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
38
Systems Analysis
57
50
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
44
Persuasion
54
38
Mathematics
53
41
Negotiation
52
31
Science
52
28
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
50
Equipment Maintenance
47
72
Troubleshooting
47
72
Equipment Selection
47
69
Quality Control Analysis
47
69
Management of Material Resources
47
28
Management of Financial Resources
47
22
Technology Design
47
19
Repairing
46
78
Operations Monitoring
46
63
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
56

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

89/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
18%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Learning, Writing, Speaking

86/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
4%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Installation, Monitoring, Active Learning, Coordination

#3Wind Turbine Service TechniciansInstallation & Repair
85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
5%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Instructing, Operations Monitoring, Monitoring, Systems Evaluation

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Writing, Speaking

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
14%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.