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EXPOSURE TO AI
11%
RESILIENT
OBSERVED IN REAL USE · Anthropic 2026
2%
of this role’s work is already showing up in real Claude usage (Anthropic Economic Index).
The last desk the machine reaches. Breathe.

11% of this role’s O*NET tasks are within reach of today’s AI. That is the core-weighted exposure score from Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”). It measures a capability ceiling, not a headcount forecast. Certified hard to automate. Today’s AI barely touches the core of this one.

WHAT AI CAN ALREADY DO
  • Record and report time, materials, faults, deficiencies, or other unusual occurrences on work orders
  • Keep records of repairs and replacements made and causes of malfunctions
  • Schedule work with customers and initiate work orders, house requisitions, and orders from stock
  • Study blueprints, design specifications, or manufacturers' recommendations to ascertain the configuration of heating or cooling equipment components and to ensure the proper installation of components
WHAT IT STILL CAN’T
  • Test electrical circuits or components for continuity, using electrical test equipment
  • Connect heating or air conditioning equipment to fuel, water, or refrigerant source to form complete circuit
  • Adjust system controls to settings recommended by manufacturer to balance system
  • Inspect and test systems to verify system compliance with plans and specifications or to detect and locate malfunctions
  • Repair or replace defective equipment, components, or wiring
THE HONEST PART. A percentage is not a pink slip. High exposure usually means a role shrinks and shifts toward judgment, direction and responsibility: the parts a model can’t sign its name to. Exposure ≠ displacement. Breathe.
SOURCES: O*NET 30.3 occupational tasks · Eloundou et al. 2023 (“GPTs are GPTs”,arXiv:2303.10130) · Anthropic Economic Index 2026 (CC-BY)  | how this is calculated  | last updated 2026-07-16