Will AI replace Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door?
AI reaches little of this job’s work.
7/100
Low exposure
More exposed to AI than 14% of US workers.
- AI already used in
- 0% of the work
- As AI tools mature: up to
- 9% of the work
What the job involves
Install, repair, and maintain mechanical regulating and controlling devices, such as electric meters, gas regulators, thermostats, safety and flow valves, and other mechanical governors.
Where AI reaches the work
The job’s main tasks, heaviest first, by how far AI reaches them.
Within reach(2)
- Record maintenance information, including test results, material usage, and repairs made.
- Record meter readings and installation data on meter cards, work orders, or field service orders, or enter data into hand-held computers.
Out of reach(30)
- Disassemble and repair mechanical control devices or valves, such as regulators, thermostats, or hydrants, using power tools, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Lubricate wearing surfaces of mechanical parts, using oils or other lubricants.
- Examine valves or mechanical control device parts for defects, dents, or loose attachments, and mark malfunctioning areas of defective units.
- Test valves and regulators for leaks and accurate temperature and pressure settings, using precision testing equipment.
- Disconnect or remove defective or unauthorized meters, using hand tools.
and 25 more
Also called
Electric Meter Repairer · Field Mechanical Meter Tester · Gas Meter Mechanic · Industrial Gas Servicer · Meter Installer · Salvager · Water Meter Installer · Instrument and Electrical Technician (I and E Technician)
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What these numbers mean
The score is the share of this job’s work, weighted by how important and frequent each task is, that AI could do in half the time: tasks an AI model could do alone count in full, tasks that need software built on AI count half.
“AI already used” is the share of the work in tasks where people are recorded using AI today. “As AI tools mature” counts every task AI could halve, with or without extra software.
The percentile compares the score with every job’s, weighted by how many people in the US do each one. Exposure means AI could change how the work is done, not that the job goes away. These are estimates for the typical job, not predictions.
Sources
- O*NET 31.0 Database, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration
- GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs (task labels), Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin & Rock (2023), OpenAI and University of Pennsylvania
- Anthropic Economic Index: labor market impacts (task penetration), Anthropic
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national and metropolitan areas), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics