AI Career Radar

Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians

Repair and adjust electrical and mechanical equipment of inboard or inboard-outboard boat engines.

AI exposure25 / 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 automation14
Freedom to set tasks71
Repeating the same tasks35
$57,550Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+4.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (faster than average)BLS Employment Projections
54Skill durability (fragile)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
60
Active Listening
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Coordination
62
38
Active Learning
62
35
Reading Comprehension
61
44
Time Management
61
44
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
41
Writing
60
38
Learning Strategies
58
25
Instructing
58
22
Systems Analysis
57
31
Service Orientation
56
41
Systems Evaluation
56
31
Persuasion
54
25
Mathematics
53
31
Science
52
25
Negotiation
52
22
Management of Personnel Resources
50
22
Operations Analysis
49
13
Installation
48
16
Equipment Maintenance
47
72
Troubleshooting
47
69
Equipment Selection
47
53
Quality Control Analysis
47
53
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
19
Repairing
46
75
Operations Monitoring
46
63
Programming
45
16
Operation and Control
43
66

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.

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80/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$64,120
10-yr growth
+29.5%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
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Skills to build: Instructing, Learning Strategies, Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
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Retraining
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Skills to build: Active Learning, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
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Skills to build: Installation, Active Learning, Coordination, Reading Comprehension

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$95,320
10-yr growth
+10.3%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Systems Analysis, Active Learning, Coordination

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians 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.