AI Career Radar

Millwrights

Install, dismantle, or move machinery and heavy equipment according to layout plans, blueprints, or other drawings.

AI exposure41 / 100Moderate 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 automation22
Freedom to set tasks66
Repeating the same tasks73
$65,700Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+0.9%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
65Skill 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
66
Active Listening
63
53
Monitoring
63
53
Judgment and Decision Making
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Complex Problem Solving
62
53
Coordination
62
50
Active Learning
62
44
Time Management
61
56
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
50
Writing
60
44
Learning Strategies
58
47
Instructing
58
47
Systems Analysis
57
44
Service Orientation
56
50
Systems Evaluation
56
41
Persuasion
54
47
Mathematics
53
41
Negotiation
52
47
Science
52
19
Management of Personnel Resources
50
41
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
69
Equipment Maintenance
47
69
Troubleshooting
47
69
Quality Control Analysis
47
56
Equipment Selection
47
47
Management of Financial Resources
47
25
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Operations Monitoring
46
66
Repairing
46
66
Programming
45
19
Operation and Control
43
60

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.

90/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$120,230
10-yr growth
+34.6%
Skill gap
16%
Retraining
Moderate

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

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

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

85/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
13%
Retraining
Low

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

84/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
1%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Active Learning

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Millwrights 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.