AI Career Radar

Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Inspect and monitor transportation equipment, vehicles, or systems to ensure compliance with regulations and safety standards.

AI exposure33 / 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 automation22
Freedom to set tasks75
Repeating the same tasks57
$92,100Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+2.2%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (below average)BLS Employment Projections
48Skill 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
Active Listening
63
53
Speaking
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
47
Judgment and Decision Making
63
44
Active Learning
62
44
Coordination
62
44
Complex Problem Solving
62
41
Reading Comprehension
61
50
Time Management
61
47
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
44
Writing
60
41
Instructing
58
28
Learning Strategies
58
25
Systems Analysis
57
19
Service Orientation
56
35
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
28
Mathematics
53
25
Science
52
35
Negotiation
52
28
Management of Personnel Resources
50
25
Operations Analysis
49
16
Installation
48
3
Quality Control Analysis
47
63
Troubleshooting
47
50
Equipment Maintenance
47
44
Equipment Selection
47
25
Technology Design
47
16
Management of Material Resources
47
9
Management of Financial Resources
47
6
Operations Monitoring
46
56
Repairing
46
41
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
50

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.

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$132,300
10-yr growth
+41%
Skill gap
42%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Learning Strategies, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, Writing

77/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
27%
Retraining
Moderate

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

74/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
30%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Complex Problem Solving, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation

69/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
21%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Critical Thinking

68/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$175,140
10-yr growth
+15.8%
Skill gap
41%
Retraining
High

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Management of Financial Resources, Systems Evaluation, Management of Personnel Resources

68/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$134,050
10-yr growth
+7.7%
Skill gap
32%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Systems Analysis, Systems Evaluation, Learning Strategies, Reading Comprehension

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation 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.