AI JOB SCANNER
O*NET-SOC 17-2141.02 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Automotive Engineers?

Develop new or improved designs for vehicle structural members, engines, transmissions, or other vehicle systems, using computer-assisted design technology. Direct building, modification, or testing of vehicle or components.

Estimated AI task exposure
59%

Moderate exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

25 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

55/100

Physical moat

20/100

Human moat

20/100

Rating coverage

100%

25 task statements / 25 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Provide technical direction to other engineers or engineering support personnel.
Importance 81/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 64/100Weight 0.84
Conduct or direct system-level automotive testing.
Importance 81/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 44/100Weight 0.79
Perform failure, variation, or root cause analyses.
Importance 80/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 45/100Weight 0.79
Calibrate vehicle systems, including control algorithms or other software systems.
Importance 79/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 43/100Weight 0.74
Write, review, or maintain engineering documentation.
Importance 66/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 41/100Weight 0.73
Prepare or present technical or project status reports.
Importance 70/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 39/100Weight 0.72
Design or analyze automobile systems in areas such as aerodynamics, alternate fuels, ergonomics, hybrid power, brakes, transmissions, steering, calibration, safety, or diagnostics.
Importance 71/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 42/100Weight 0.71
Develop or implement operating methods or procedures.
Importance 68/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 35/100Weight 0.70
Establish production or quality control standards.
Importance 69/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 32/100Weight 0.70
Alter or modify designs to obtain specified functional or operational performance.
Importance 68/100Relevance 90/100Frequency 37/100Weight 0.69

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$104,110

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

296,810

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+11.2%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

18

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Helpers--Extraction Workers

5%

54 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $47,730 Growth 2025–2035: +1.7% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers

5%

54 points lower exposure • 69% profile similarity

Median wage: $56,210 Growth 2025–2035: +4.4% Annual openings: 1

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers

9%

50 points lower exposure • 71% profile similarity

Median wage: $61,010 Growth 2025–2035: +10.9% Annual openings: 41

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Millwrights

5%

54 points lower exposure • 70% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,700 Growth 2025–2035: +0.9% Annual openings: 3

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse

8%

51 points lower exposure • 72% profile similarity

Median wage: $35,660 Growth 2025–2035: -2.4% Annual openings: 72

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure
SAFER ALTERNATIVE

Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

5%

54 points lower exposure • 68% profile similarity

Median wage: $65,510 Growth 2025–2035: +6.7% Annual openings: 15

more physical-world work, less digital task exposure

Personalized career defense protocol

AI-Proofing Plan

AUTOMATE

  • routine information gathering
  • first-pass document drafting
  • standard reporting and summarization
  • repeatable administrative workflows

AUGMENT

  • research and analysis
  • quality checking AI-generated work
  • decision preparation
  • scenario generation

PROTECT

  • domain expertise
  • exception handling
  • accountability for outcomes

LEARN

  • AI-assisted research
  • workflow automation
  • data literacy
  • prompt and workflow design
  • AI output verification

AI-PROOFING RESOURCES

What this score does not mean

The percentage is a comparative task-exposure index. It is not the probability that this occupation disappears, that a worker is laid off, or that AI can perform the entire job.

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