Installation & MaintenanceO*NET: 49-9062.00
Will AI Replace Medical Equipment Repairers?
Test, adjust, or repair biomedical or electromedical equipment.
73out of 100
High Risk
AI Risk Score
73/100
Risk Level
High
Job Zone
3/5
Medium
Total Tasks Analyzed
16
🤖 What AI Can Do
- ▸Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- ▸Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
👤 What Requires Humans
- ▸Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- ▸Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- ▸Install medical equipment.
- ▸Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- ▸Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- ▸Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
Task Breakdown
🤖AI Can Automate (2)
- Test, evaluate, and classify excess or in-use medical equipment and determine serviceability, condition, and disposition, in accordance with regulations.
- Research catalogs or repair part lists to locate sources for repair parts, requisitioning parts and recording their receipt.
👤Requires Humans (6)
- Perform preventive maintenance or service, such as cleaning, lubricating, or adjusting equipment.
- Disassemble malfunctioning equipment and remove, repair, or replace defective parts, such as motors, clutches, or transformers.
- Install medical equipment.
- Plan and carry out work assignments, using blueprints, schematic drawings, technical manuals, wiring diagrams, or liquid or air flow sheets, following prescribed regulations, directives, or other instructions as required.
- Study technical manuals or attend training sessions provided by equipment manufacturers to maintain current knowledge.
- Repair shop equipment, metal furniture, or hospital equipment, including welding broken parts or replacing missing parts, or bring item into local shop for major repairs.
⚡AI-Assisted (8)
- Test or calibrate components or equipment, following manufacturers' manuals and troubleshooting techniques, using hand tools, power tools, or measuring devices.
- Inspect, test, or troubleshoot malfunctioning medical or related equipment, following manufacturers' specifications and using test and analysis instruments.
- Keep records of maintenance, repair, and required updates of equipment.
- Examine medical equipment or facility's structural environment and check for proper use of equipment to protect patients and staff from electrical or mechanical hazards and to ensure compliance with safety regulations.
- Explain or demonstrate correct operation or preventive maintenance of medical equipment to personnel.
- Solder loose connections, using soldering iron.
- Compute power and space requirements for installing medical, dental, or related equipment and install units to manufacturers' specifications.
- Evaluate technical specifications to identify equipment or systems best suited for intended use and possible purchase, based on specifications, user needs, or technical requirements.
Key Skills Analysis
Repairing
Importance: 4.25/5.00
Equipment Maintenance
Importance: 4.00/5.00
Troubleshooting
Importance: 3.88/5.00
Operations MonitoringAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.50/5.00
Quality Control AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.38/5.00
Reading ComprehensionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.12/5.00
Critical ThinkingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.12/5.00
Active Listening
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Active LearningAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Complex Problem SolvingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Equipment SelectionAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Judgment and Decision MakingAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Systems AnalysisAI-Vulnerable
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Time ManagementAI-Resistant
Importance: 3.00/5.00
Speaking
Importance: 2.88/5.00
Related Occupations
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10/100 — Very Low Risk
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64/100 — High Risk
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
86/100 — Critical Risk
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians
67/100 — High Risk
Photonics Technicians
61/100 — High Risk
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Frequently Asked Questions
Based on our analysis, Medical Equipment Repairers have a high risk of AI replacement with a score of 73/100. Many routine tasks in this role can be automated, but human oversight remains important.
Last updated: 2026-03-28· Data from O*NET 30.2 & Frey/Osborne automation research